Marchand’s hat trick lifts B’s

building in limited, 12% capacity, due to the pandemic.

After Marchand’s goal, an add went up on the Jumbotron offering fans a 25% discount on new hats.

“It’s nice to be able to see hats on the ice at the Garden,” Pastrnak said.

Pittsburgh had moved ahead 3-2 on Mccann’s power-play goal 5:11 into the period, but Marchand scored twice and set up Krejci’s power-play goal in the final 5:04 of the period.

“You can’t give up that many chances in the slot,” Ceci said. “It definitely stings. We were pretty excited to get the win the last game. We knew they were going to push back, and they definitely did.”

Marchand tied it when he beat Desmith with a wrister from the left circle after defenseman Matt Grzelcyk circled the net and sent a pass across from the right corner.

Marchand then set up Krejci’s score with a pass from the high slot that the center redirected into the net from the edge of the crease.

In the closing seconds of the period, Marchand collected a pass from Charlie Mcavoy in the slot and fired a shot that caromed into the net off the left post.

The Bruins scored when Bergeron slipped a wrist shot past Desmith and took the lead 2-1 on Pastrnak’s goal 34 seconds later. It ended a five-game goalless stretch for Pastrnak. Last season, the winger scored 48 goals, tying Washington’s Alex Ovechkin for the NHL’S most.

Sid’s no kid

Crosby now has 62 points (16 goals, 46 assists) against the Bruins, the most by any active player.

Injury update

Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo, who suffered an undisclosed upper-body injury Thursday, will be evaluated on a “weekto-week basis.” Carlo sustained a concussion on March 5 on a head hit by the Capitals’ Tom Wilson that earned the forward a sevengame suspension from the league.

“It’s been a trying year for him injury-wise,” Cassidy said before the game.

Lineup shift

Boston defenseman Jeremy Lauzon was a late scratch. Jarred Tinordi took his spot in the lineup. Lauzon had a rough game Thursday, getting beaten for a goal and turning the puck over a few times in the defensive zone.

Bruins center Sean Kuraly was back after missing six games due to COVID-19 protocol.

Ap Boston’s Brad Marchand (63) celebrates a goal by david Krejci, middle, with david pastrnak, patrice Bergeron (37) and Charlie Mcavoy, second from right, as pittsburgh’s John Marino skates by during the second period of Saturday’s game in Boston.

Ap penguins goaltender Casey desmith and Boston’s Zach Senyshyn battle for a loose puck at the crease during the first period.