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SPORTS Monday 20 January 2020
Rust, Johnson help Pittsburgh rally past Bruins 4-3

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jack Neely and Adam Oates in Malkin's pass from behind
Johnson's goal into his own 1993-94. the net set up Rust in the
net was one of the low Pastrnak gave the Bruins a slot. "I was just trying to get
points of a forgettable first 3-0 lead at 15:07 of the first into the slot and be ready
period for the Pittsburgh period, when he sent the for it, and (Malkin) put it
Penguins. puck to the front of the net, right on my tape," Rust said.
Johnson's short-handed and it went in off Johnson's The two teams met for the
slap shot later in the game stick. second time in four days.
helped the Penguins com- "It's a 3-0 lead and there's The Bruins won the first two
plete another memorable a lot of game left, so you games of the season series,
comeback. have to play the right both in Boston. Pittsburgh
Johnson and Bryan Rust way and keep pushing to scored 24 seconds into the
scored third-period goals keep increasing that lead," game on Thursday, but the
as Pittsbugh rallied to de- Bergeron said. "I don't think Bruins responded with four
feat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on it's a matter of effort. I think straight goals.
Sunday. Pittsburgh came it's a matter of us being Pittsburgh Penguins' Jack Johnson shoots and scores a tying Boston scored twice in the
back from a three-goal smart." goal against the Boston Bruins during the third period of an NHL first 2:02 on Sunday.
deficit for the third time this It was just the second time hockey game, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Pittsburgh. Bergeron scored 11 sec-
season. It's the second time since 2010-11 that the Bru- Associated Press onds in, 3 seconds shy of
in franchise history — 2008- ins lost in regulation after the fastest goal to open a
09 was the first — that the leading by three or more New York Rangers scored with a slap shot from the regular-season game by
Penguins have had three goals. Boston was 200-1-6 in the next five unanswered. top of the circle. a Bruins player. Bjork net-
three-goal comebacks in a that scenario, with the lone Johnson tied this game at Rust gave Pittsburgh a 4-3 ted the Bruins' second goal
season. loss coming April 4, 2011, 3 with a short-handed goal lead when he scored his when he beat Murray with
"Getting down 3-0 isn't when the Bruins scored the 1:41 into the third. He beat 21st goal of the season at a glove-side wrist shot from
what we had in mind," first three goals before the Halak to the blocker side 12:35 of the third. Evgeni the slot.q
Johnson said. "We've been
able to come back before,
but that's not a recipe for
success."
Dominik Simon and Teddy
Blueger also scored for the
Penguins, who have won six
of their last seven games.
Sidney Crosby has points in
four straight games since
returning from core mus-
cle surgery. Crosby, who
had two assists on Sunday,
has three goals and eight
points after missing the pre-
vious 28 games.
Matt Murray rebounded
from a shaky start to make
34 saves for Pittsburgh.
Murray, who won his fifth
straight game, made con-
secutive starts for the first
time since November.
"We didn't say a whole lot,"
Penguins coach Mike Sul-
livan said of his team's poor
start. "I just didn't feel it was
necessary to state the ob-
vious that we didn't have
the start that we wanted. I
did say that we had a lot of
hockey left and we had to
respond the right way."
David Pastrnak scored
his 37th goal, and Patrice
Bergeron scored his 21st
and Anders Bjork his eighth
for Boston. Jaroslav Halak
made 18 saves for the Bru-
ins, who are winless in their
last six visits to Pittsburgh
Pastrnak has 11 goals
and 24 points in his last 17
games. He's the first Bruins
player with 70 points in 50
or fewer games since Cam