Penguins 5, Bruins 4 (OT)

Speaking of brutal (I just finished the previous post about the Celtics' upcoming schedule), despite a Pavel Zacha hat trick, the Bruins (35-22-6) gave up a three-goal lead to lose in Pittsburgh in OT last night.

Zacha started the scoring with a power-play goal in the first period assisted by Geekie and McAvoy. He scored again in the second, followed by a Pastrnak goal to make the game 3-0. But the Penguins chipped in a power-play goal of their own in the second, followed by two more goals in the third to tie the game up.

But then Zacha scored for the third time of the game, an even-strength goal assisted by Arvidsson and Aspirot, to seemingly win the game. But the Penguins had other ideas and tied the game back up, and in the OT, scored the game-winning goal.

It seems a three-goal lead and a hat trick aren't enough anymore to win a game anymore in today's NHL. Brutal.

But an OT loss is still worth one point, and Boston's 76 still qualifies them for the last Wild Card slot. The L.A. Kings (25-23-14) visit the Garden on Tuesday night.