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Recap: Pittsburgh vs. Boston

Sports Network | March 8, 2010

Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Evgeni Malkin scored early in the third period to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins at Mellon Arena.

Pascal Dupuis also tallied for the Penguins, who have won four straight coming out of the Olympic break. Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves, while his counterpart, Tim Thomas, took the loss despite a 31 save- effort.

Blake Wheeler had the lone goal for Boston, which beat the Islanders on Saturday to open its seven-game road trip.

Not only did the Bruins lose the game, they lost crafty center Marc Savard late in regulation to a blindside hit by Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke.

Cooke, who is known for his physical nature, caught an unsuspecting Savard in the head with a shoulder moments after he released a shot from the high slot.

Savard lay motionless for several minutes while being attended to by the medical staff. He was eventually taken off the ice on a stretcher. The Bruins released a statement late Sunday night, indicating Savard suffered a concussion but was not transported to a hospital.

Wheeler converted on a power play to open the scoring at the 3:12 mark of the second period. A relentless Dupuis pounded away at the right post, tying the game at 8:57.

Pittsburgh grabbed the lead when Malkin pushed the puck down his off-wing, drifted into the right faceoff circle and snapped a shot that beat Thomas at 1:27 of the third.

"Our penalty killers did a great job," Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma said. "Once we got the game back to a 5-on-5 I felt like we took over."

Boston has lost three straight in the Steel City...The Bruins finished 1-for-4 on the power play, while Pittsburgh failed to convert on its lone opportunity with the man advantage...The Penguins improved to 21-10-3 at home this season.