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Tommy Novak Scores in OT to Lift the Penguins Past the Bruins, 5-4

Tommy Novak's overtime goal capped a rally from a three-goal deficit as the Penguins won without Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, snapping a three-game losing streak.

  • On Sunday in Pittsburgh, Tommy Novak scored 17 seconds into overtime to give the Penguins a 5-4 win over the Boston Bruins.
  • After trailing 3-1, Anthony Mantha scored two third-period goals to force overtime, with Connor Dewar and Mantha's goals 33 seconds apart, despite Crosby being injured and Malkin suspended.
  • Joonas Korpisalo made 34 saves for the Bruins, Pavel Zacha recorded his second-career hat trick, David Pastrnak also scored, and Arturs Silovs stopped 22 shots while Egor Chinakhov added a power-play goal.
  • The Penguins begin a five-game trip at Carolina on Tuesday night, with Pittsburgh sitting second in the Metropolitan Division and the Bruins having lost five of their last eight.
  • It was only Pittsburgh's second three-goal comeback this season, and the last without Crosby and Malkin was February 10, 2001, against New Jersey.
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Tommy Novak scores in OT to lift the Penguins past the Bruins, 5-4

Tommy Novak scored 17 seconds into overtime to complete a wild comeback in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday.

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
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