Tonight's Officials
Referees Dean Morton (36), Brian Pochmara (16)
Linesmen Tony Sericolo (84), Brad Kovachik (71)
Ntl. Anthem Dayna Fisk
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins host the Blue Jackets tonight in the 1st of 3 games between these teams this season and the 1st of 2 games at TD Garden
… The Bruins are 24-17-5 overall and are 10-12-2 on home ice … They are 7-4-1 vs. Metropolitan Division teams and are 19-10-2 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
- They are opening tonight their 7th of 12 sets of 3-games-in-4-nights and they enter this series 1-3-2 in the 1st game, 2-2-2 in the 2nd and 4-2-0 in game 3s.
BOSTON vs. COLUMBUS, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Blue Jackets are meeting for the 19th time in their franchise histories with the Bruins having an 11-5-0-2 record and 56-42 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 5-3-0-0 in their 8 home games of this lifetime series with a 21-17 scoring edge in those contests.
- The Bruins have lost their last 2 games vs. the Blue Jackets following a 7-game win streak vs. Columbus and they are 9-4-1 in their last 14 games overall in this lifetime series … The Blue Jackets won the last game between these teams in Boston after the Bruins had won the previous 3 home contests.
Fun Fact: 13 of the last 14 games between these teams have been decided by 2 goals or fewer.
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