The Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins are playing live on the NHL season schedule on Monday night and the matchup from TD Garden comes at 7 pm ET and will be on TV from NBC on the NBC Sports Network and NBCSN Live Extra website online as the rivalry matchup goes down for Sidney Crosby and this has two of the best teams in the eastern conference matching up.

The Penguins come into the game after a bad loss against the NY Islanders and they next will play against the Toronto Maple Leafs on the schedule. The teams matchup close in records and points, but the Pens are in first place right now and have been hot. The team has 13 wins on the season and 28 points, while the Bruins have 13 wins and nine losses with 26 points and this is a prime matchup.

Last season both of these teams lost in the second round and now they have a chance to battle, as they both are considered to be favorites in the east. Crosby is leading the Pens in scoring with 26 points and he is tops in assists once again and the team comes in high rated, as they are in the top five in goals per game this season. The Penguins are ranked sixth in goals against and they also are first in power play percentage and fourth in penalty kill percentage.

The Penguins have been very consistent to start the season and that is why they are in first place. The team did lose the home and home with the Islanders and that was tough, but NY is playing very well this season and they could be one of the sleeper surprise teams in the east. The Penguins may be looking for a trade with one of their top players out and they are coming in after an earlier shutout of the Canadiens and that game saw Crosby score his eighth goal of the season. The Bruins come into the game after a loss against the Canadiens and that was another tough defeat for the team and now they will try and bounce back.

Many have picked the Bruins in the east and they have a tough matchup here and they will next play the Jets on the schedule. Patrice Bergeron is leading the team in scoring and they have played well overall this month, losing just three times overall. The team had won three straight before the Montreal game and now they have the Pens and the Jets to end the month.

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