Officiels/Tonight's Officials Arbitre/Referees
Dan O'Halloran (13), Brian Pochmara (16)
Juges de ligne/Linesmen Scott Driscoll (68), Brad Kovachik (71)
Superviseur/Supervisor Bill McCreary
Hymnes nationaux/Ntl. Anthem Charles Prévost-Linton
INJURIES –5 Man-Games Lost (105 Regular Season): - Marc Savard: Concussion (2, LTIR) - Steven Kampfer: Lower body (2)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Apr. 12: Yury Alexandrov, Jamie Arniel, Matt Bartkowski, Jordan Caron, Zach Hamill, Michael Hutchinson, Steven Kampfer, Anton Khudobin and Lane MacDermid recalled from Providence/AHL. Apr. 14: Trent Whitfield and Colby Cohen recalled from Providence/AHL. Apr. 15: Kirk MacDonald and Andrew Bodnarchuk recalled from Providence/AHL. Apr. 17: Tyler Randell signed to an entry-level contract.
2010-11 SEASON SERIES vs. MONTREAL: - The Bruins and Canadiens met six times this regular season with the Bruins holding a 2-3-1 record and 22-20 scoring advantage over Montreal and each team recording 207 shots. - The Bruins earned wins on Feb. 9 (8-6 in Boston) and Mar. 24 (7-0 in Boston), while taking regulation losses on Nov. 11 (3-1 in Boston), Dec. 16 (4-3 in Montreal) and Mar. 8 (4-1 in Montreal) and a 3-2 overtime loss in Montreal on Jan. 8. - Milan Lucic paced the Bruins in scoring during the season series with 5-4=9 totals while Brian Gionta led the Canadiens with 5-1=6 totals. - Fun Facts: The Feb. 9 game with 14 goals and 182 PIM combined by these teams was the first 14-or-more goal and 180+ PIM game in the NHL since Feb. 22, 1981 (Quebec vs. Washington) …Boston’s 7-0 win on Mar. 24 was their third seven-goal decision this season and was their largest margin of victory over Montreal since a 9-2 win on Oct. 28, 1998 …Gregory Campbell scored one of just two three-on-five goals in the league this season on Mar. 24 vs. the Canadiens.
2011 CQF SERIES vs. MONTREAL: - The Bruins and Canadiens play game three of their Conference Quarterfinal series tonight …Game four will take place in Montreal on Apr. 21 (7:00 pm) …If necessary, game five will be played on Apr. 23 in Boston (7:00 pm), game six on Apr. 26 in Montreal (TBD) and game seven in Boston on Apr. 27 (TBD). - CQF 1 –Apr. 14 - The Canadiens took a 1-0 series lead with a 2-0 win in Boston …Brian Gionta scored both Montreal goals with single assists on both going to Scott Gomez …Carey Price made 31 saves for his third career playoff shutout and third vs. the Bruins. -CQF 2 –Apr. 16 –The Canadiens won their second game in Boston with a 3-1 win, starting the game with two goals in the opening 2:20 …Boston scored their first goal of the series with a second period Patrice Bergeron tally, but the Canadiens added a third for the final. - The Bruins had not been held to two goals or fewer in the opening two games of a series since they started their 1995 CQF series vs. New Jersey with 5-0 and 3-0 losses on May 7 and May 8 in games one and two, respectively. - (All series stats are for best-of-seven series) …The Bruins enter tonight’s game with an 0-26 record when losing the first two games of a series …15 of those series ended in four games.
BRUINS vs. MONTREAL, LIFETIME SERIES: - The Bruins and Canadiens are playing their 33rd series against each other with this 2011 Conference Quarterfinal …It is the most series of any two NHL opponents (Det vs. Tor, 23 series) …There are 11 NHL teams that have not yet played 33 total series in their playoff histories (Ana, Atl, Car/Hfd, Cmb, Fla, Min, Nsh, Ott, Phx/Wpg, SJ, TB), while Washington is playing their 33rd series in this year’s opening round. - The Canadiens hold a 24-8 record in the 32 series played thus far while Boston won the previous series between these clubs with a four-game sweep in their 2009 Conference Quarterfinal series. - These teams have played 165 post-season games vs. each other with the Canadiens holding a 101-64 record in those contests …That number is also the most between opponents in NHL playoff history (Detroit vs. Toronto, 117). - Of the 33 series, 10 were Division Semifinals or Conference Quarterfinals; 7 were Quarterfinals, Division Finals or Conference Semifinals; 9 were Semifinals or Conference Finals; and 7 were Stanley Cup Final series.
BRUINS vs. MONTREAL, LIFETIME SERIES FUN FACTS: - The Bruins retired Eddie Shore’s number two in ceremonies prior to their Semi-Final series game with the Canadiens on April 1, 1947. - Montreal’s Jacques Plante (16 saves) and Charlie Hodge (4 saves) had the first shared shutout, for or against, in Boston playoff history when they combined for a 2-0 win on March 22, 1955 in the Semi-Final series ... That was the last shared shutout in NHL history before Philadelphia’s Brian Boucher and Michael Leighton combined for a 4-0 win over Boston on May 10, 2010. - Bobby Orr scored the first playoff hat trick by a defenseman in NHL history on April 11, 1971 in Montreal. Orr scored twice on Ken Dryden and once into an empty net during the 5-2 Boston win. He remains the only Boston blueliner to net three goals in a playoff game. - Cam Neely and Michael Thelven combined for the fastest two playoff goals in team history when they tallied in a seven-second span on April 23, 1989 for a 3-2 win over the Canadiens in their Division Final series. B
