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From bostonbruins.com:

Bergeron leads B's to 5-4 win

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Zdenek Blatny beat Jocelyn Thibault with a slapper in overtime to give the Bruins their first pre-season win against the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday night, 5-4.

Patrice Bergeron, named the number one star of the game, recorded four points (2 goals, 2 assists) to help power the B's offense. He also scored the lone Bruins goal in the shootout. Bergeron, 20, continues to blossom and is quickly becoming one of the league's youngest talents. Just two years ago, Patrice cracked a spot on the Bruins roster straight out of training camp and ended the year ranked fifth in rookie scoring as the NHL's youngest player.

Coach Sullivan continues to be impressed by his center.

"I thought Bergeron was one of the best players on the ice," said Sullivan. "He works so hard in all areas and we can use him in all situations."

Bergeron was not the only young talent on the ice, however. The game also featured the highly anticipated debut of the NHL's number one pick, 18-year old Sidney Crosby. It took Crosby just 8:22 to register his first pre-season point, an assist on Mark Recchi's goal.

As was the case in Toronto the night before, the Bruins played shorthanded for a large portion of the game. Coach Sullivan knows it is something that needs to be addressed for the team to be successful.

"Obviously we have to figure it out pretty quickly," said Sullivan. "We need to do a better job as a team to cut down on our penalties and break old habits."

Pittsburgh wins shootout, 2-1

In the shootout, a pre-season fixture, Erik Christensen tallied to give the Pens a 2-1 win in sudden death. The score was tied at 1-1 after goals from Patrice Bergeron and Mark Recchi for Pittsburgh. . . Alex Zhamnov, Petr Kalus, Brad Boyes, Kevin Dallman, and Brad Isbister were the other shootout skaters for Boston.

Other notes

Andrew Alberts and Pittsburgh's Ryan VandenBussche dropped their gloves early in the first period. . . Boston was 3-11 on the power play, while Pittsburgh was 3-15. . . Boston outshot Pittsburgh 33 to 31 on the night.