Tonight's Officials
Referees TJ Luxmore (21), Dan O'Rourke (9)
Linesmen Pierre Racicot (65), Derek Nansen (70)
Ntl. Anthem Lauren Hart
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins visit the Flyers tonight in the 2nd of 3 games between these teams this season and the 1st of 2 of this season’s series at Wells Fargo Center … The Bruins are 21-14-5 overall and are 12-3-3 on the road … They are 7-2-1 vs. Metropolitan Division teams and are 16-8-2 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Bruins are playing game 4 tonight a 5-game road trip (1-1-1 so far), their 2nd-longest trip of the season as they face a 6-game trip
from Feb. 11-20.
- The Bruins open the 2nd half of their season tonight with their 42nd game.
RECENT GAMES
- The Bruins are 1-1-1 on this road trip so far and they are now 2-6-1 in their last 9 games, which follows a 6-game point streak (5-0-1) and 11-1-3 stretch from Nov. 19-Dec. 20 … They are 7-2-2 in their last 11 on the road.
BOSTON vs. PHILADELPHIA, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Flyers are meeting for the 188th time in their franchise histories with the Bruins having a 100-59-21-7 record and 618-549 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 45-35-10-2 in their 92 road games of this lifetime series with Philadelphia holding a 288-284 scoring edge in those contests.
- The Bruins have taken points out of their last 7 games vs. the Flyers at 6-0-1, including a 5-4 OT loss in Boston on Oct. 21 in the 1st game of this season’s series
… Their last regulation loss to Philadelphia was a 5-2 road setback on Apr. 23, 2013 and they are 15-3-2 in their last 20 games overall vs. the Flyers … They have won their last 3 games in Philadelphia with a 12-2-1 mark in the last 15 road games of this lifetime series.
Fun Facts: The Flyers are 1 of 3 teams (OTT, TB) who have never swept the Bruins in a season series.