The pipeline of the Pittsburgh Penguins just couldn't get the offense off the ground to start the Prospect Challenge.

The top youngsters in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization have dropped the puck on the annual Prospects Challenge in Buffalo.

In their first of three games in four days, the Penguins faced off against prospects from the Boston Bruins system.

The Penguins have one of the lowest ranked pipelines in the NHL, but the Bruins consistently rank lower on most lists.

With that being said, the Penguins should ender this match with a slight upper-hand.

With Brayden Yager centering the top line and Joel Blomqvist starting between the pipes, the Penguins are looking to get the most out of their top prospects.

It didn’t take long for the Bruins to take command of the afternoon meeting, however, as they potted their first goal within the first minute.

The Bruins followed their opening goal by killing off a Penguins’ man advantage then shortly after making it 2-0.

The Penguins weren’t done battling, however, as Blomqvist stood on his head for the remainder of the period and forward Sam Houde found the back of the net.

Houde pulled the Penguins within a goal after setting up shop in front of the Bruins netminder and potting his own rebound.

The second period got underway with the Bruins up 2-1, but the Penguins knotted the score early.

Lukas Svejkovsky is about to enter an important season in the Penguins system and took advantage of a golden opening just two minutes into the second.

After a crashing Evan Vierling knocked the Bruins’ netminder clear out of the crease, Svejkovsky was right there to tap in the tying goal.

Officials discussed the infraction from Vierling, but ultimately awarded Svejkovsky and the Penguins the tally.

No much more offense took place as the rest of the second period grinded along; Blomqvist was swapped for Michael Simpson.

Blomqvist finished with 12 saves on 14 shots and looked to calm quite a bit following the opening goal.

Simpson made a handful of saves himself until the Bruins capitalized on a late-period power play goal.

The Penguins’ first prospects battle entered the final frame down by one.

The Bruins extended their lead with another power play goal early in the third and the Penguins were unable to find their way back into the battle.

For the remainder of the game, the Bruins carried most of the momentum peppering Simpson with shots.

Despite a pulled goalie for the Penguins, neither team was able to find the back of the net again and the game came to an end with a 4-2 final.

The Penguins recorded a pair of goals, but really never found a rhythm to their offense.

They'll have a little under 24 hours to recuperate as they face off against the Ottawa Senators prospects tomorrow at noon.

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