Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins
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Michael DiPietro has first career shutout, David Pastrnak scores 2 as Bruins beat Predators 6-0
Charlie McAvoy had a career-high four assists for Boston, and Casey Mittelstadt, Elias Lindholm, JJ Peterka and Mark Kastelic also scored.
Pastrnak leads the Bruins in goals (six) and assists (10). Boston improved to 6-0-1 in its last seven games, with the only loss coming Tuesday in overtime at Dallas to conclude a four-game trip.
Justus Annunen stopped 25 shots in first start for Nashville since last season. The Predators have lost four of five.
The Bruins went ahead 3:49 into the game when Pastrnak sent a cross-ice pass to Mittelstadt, who fired it past Annunen's right shoulder.
Lindholm made it 2-0 on the power play later in the first. Pastrnak scored midway through the second when he deflected McAvoy's shot past Annunen, and the Bruins captain assisted on Peterka's goal late in the period.
Pastrnak capped the scoring with 5 minutes remaining and became the eighth player in Bruins history with 20 career four-point games.
The Bruins scored six goals for the third time, tied with the Golden Knights, Kraken, Avalanche and Hurricanes for the most in 2026-27.
McAvoy became the fourth defenseman in Bruins history with 10 career games of three assists or more, joining Ray Bourque, Bobby Orr and Brad Park.
Bruins: Host San Jose on Saturday.
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Regular Season SeriesBOS leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 3:49 | Casey Mittelstadt Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (9), Charlie McAvoy (2) |
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Goal | 1st Period 16:38 | Elias Lindholm Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Charlie McAvoy (3), Pavel Zacha (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:46 | David Pastrnak Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Charlie McAvoy (4), Pavel Zacha (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:21 | JJ Peterka Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (10) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:50 | Mark Kastelic Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Matthew Poitras (3), Tanner Jeannot (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:00 | David Pastrnak Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Frederic Brunet (3), Charlie McAvoy (5) |
Statistics
 NSH |
 BOS |
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| 10 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 22 | Hits | 9 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 28 | Shots | 31 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 33 |
| 46.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 53.2 |
| 10 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 1 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
