"Tim Thomas couldn't make up for the Bruins' scoring deficiencies in yesterday's 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Garden.

The goalie had won his past three starts going into the game and looked sharp on 26 saves. But Thomas was beaten cleanly on two close-range shots by Evgeni Malkin and Matt Cooke. Thomas is 21-10-0 on the season with a 2.14 goals-against average.

Malkin scored the first goal on a Chris Kunitz rebound during a power play with 8.1 seconds to play in the first period. Cooke scored the game-winning goal from a scrum in front of the Bruins cage at 1:53 of the third."