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Crosby, Penguins visit Bruins

Dec 20, 2007 - 1:22 PM Pittsburgh (16-15-2) at Boston (18-12-3) 7:00 pm EST

BOSTON (Ticker) - Sidney Crosby hasn't been scoring many goals lately. Alex Auld hasn't been allowing many goals lately.

Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins will take their shots at Auld when they visit the Boston Bruins on Thursday.

Crosby, who led the NHL in scoring last season en route to winning the Hart Trophy, has scored just one goal in the Penguins past nine games and has just three points over the past six contests. The 20-year-old superstar's struggles have not been good for Pittsburgh, which has lost three of its last four games.

The Bruins have been a good matchup for Crosby in the past, however, as he has 12 points in seven career games against them.

But Boston, which has played well despite losing its top two goaltenders, has been stingy on defense lately. The team has not allowed more than three goals in a contest since Auld took over in net on December 8.

Auld, a six-year veteran, was acquired from Phoenix to fill in for the injured Tim Thomas and has gone 4-2-0 with a 1.68 goals-against average. He is 3-0-0 in three career starts against Pittsburgh, allowing six total goals.