The Bruins did not exactly have their “A” game at all times on Saturday afternoon at the Garden, but they did have Linus Ullmark. That fact, along with some timely execution from the B’s top skilled players, was enough to beat a Pittsburgh Penguins that is playing for not much more than pride right now.

The B’s got three goals in the second and, with a 5-1 decision, notched their second straight regulation win for the first time since Jan. 20 and 22. Ullmark made 34 saves to snap a six-game losing streak, five of which came in extra time.

After a scoreless first period, and after killing off the first penalty of the game, the B’s broke the ice at 2:26 with David Pastrnak’s 40th goal of the season. It’s his third straight 40-goal season and it was Pastrnak’s league-leading 12th first goal.

After Pavel Zacha heeled a nice set-up from Kevin Shattenkirk, Jake DeBrusk retrieved the puck behind the net and fed Pastrnak out in the high slot. Pastrnak simply ripped a slapper past Alex Nedeljkovic.

Zacha made up for his missed chance at 12:48 on the power play. Parked at the right side of the net, Zacha made a nifty redirect of a Morgan Geekie pass for his 16th of the season.

Finally, Brad Marchand made it 3-0 with 1:35 left in the second period with his 27th goal, snapping an eight-game goal-less streak. Charlie Coyle slipped a pass through a Pittsburgh defender for Marchand, who cut in from the left wing and roofed a pretty backhander, his 399th career goal.

But the Penguins finally did beat Linus Ullmark at 2:51 of the third period when he couldn’t pick up Kris Letang’s perfect point shot just inside the post until it was too late.

The Pens pressured for a good chunk of the next eight minutes and, if not for Ullmark, that here-we-go-again feeling would have permeated the Garden.

And then, at 9:36, the B’s got their three-goal lead back on a Jake DeBrusk goal. Hampus Lindholm, looking very good in his first game back after missing the previous nine with a lower body injury, picked off a pass in the neutral zone and went on the attack. He fed Marchand on the left wing and the captain in turn beamed a beautiful pass between two Penguin defenders for DeBrusk, who one-timed his 15th of the year past Nedeljkovic.

Zacha added another late goal and the B’s cruised to the victory.