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Referees Francis Charron (6), Wes McCauley (4)
Linesmen Matt MacPherson (83), David Brisebois (96)
Ntl. Anthem Alyssa Golden
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins host the Coyotes tonight in the 2nd and final game between these teams this season and the Coyotes’ lone visit this
season to TD Garden … The Bruins are 3-3-1 overall and are 0-3-1 on home ice … They are 2-1-0 vs. both Central Division and
Western Conference opponents.
RECENT GAMES
- The Bruins have a season-best 4-game point streak in progress at 3-0-1 after opening the season with 3 consecutive losses for just
the 8th time in their 91 seasons of play and the 1st time since the 1999-2000 season … They are unbeaten on the road at 2-0-0 but
remain winless on home ice at 0-3-1 … They are looking to avoid their longest home winless stretch to open a season since the clubrecord
0-4-5 stretch in their 1st 9 home games of the 1951-52 campaign.
- Oct. 17 at ARI, 5-3W: The Bruins surrendered the 1st goal of the game but scored 3 unanswered with an even strength Tyler Randell
goal, PP score by David Krejci and SH strike by Brad Marchand … Arizona evened the score at 3-3 before 2 Patrice Bergeron PP goals
sealed the win for Boston … Krejci (1-2=3) and Bergeron (2-1=3) each had 3-pt nights while Torey Krug had 2 assists … Tuukka Rask
earned his 1st win of the season in goal … SOG: Bos 43; Ari 23 … PP: 3/6 … PK: 1/4
- Oct. 21 vs PHI, 5-4OTL: The Flyers opened the scoring but the Bruins scored 4 of the next 5 goals on scores by Brett Connolly (his
1st as a Bruin), Patrice Bergeron (PP), Chris Kelly (SH) and Jimmy Hayes to take a 4-2 lead into the 3rd period … Philadelphia scored
twice in the 3rd period to send the game into OT and won on a PP goal at 2:09 of the extra session … Tuukka Rask earned the point in
goal … SOG: Bos 30; Phi 37 … PP: 1/3 … PK: 1/2
- Oct. 23 at NYI, 5-3W: Brett Connolly opened the scoring for Boston with his 2nd goal in as many games but the Islanders struck twice
to enter the 2nd period with a 2-1 lead … Joonas Kemppainen (1st NHL goal), David Pastrnak, Ryan Spooner and David Krejci (ENG)
scored 4 unanswered goals to give Boston the win … Jonas Gustavsson earned his 2nd win of the season in goal … SOG: Bos 26; NYI
26 … PP: 0/3 … PK: 1/2
INJURIES
- Matt Beleskey – Upper body, day-to-day.
- Dennis Seidenberg – Sept. 24 back surgery, non-roster IR.
MILESTONES APPROACHING
- David Krejci is 1 assist shy of his 300th NHL assist.
- Max Talbot is 3 points short of his 200th NHL point.
BOSTON vs. ARIZONA, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Coyotes are meeting for the 73rd time in their franchise histories (includes totals as Winnipeg Jets) with the Bruins
having a 44-20-7-1 record and 271-217 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 24-6-4-1 in their 35 home games of this lifetime series with a 146-103 scoring edge in those contests.
- The Bruins have won the last 7 games overall, including a 5-3 win in Arizona on Oct. 17 in the 1st game of this season’s series, and
they have won the last 2 games between these teams in Boston with their last loss to the Coyotes a 5-2 setback in Boston on Oct. 9,
2010.
Fun Fact: The Bruins are 14-8-2-1 overall vs. the Coyotes since they relocated to Arizona in 1995 … Shane Doan (12th season) and
Zdeno Chara (10th season) are the NHL’s 2 longest serving current captains.
NUMBERS
7: Consecutive games w/points by David Krejci entering tonight … He has 5-7=12 totals on the season to lead the team w/at least 1
point in each of his games played this season … It is the longest point streak by a Bruin to open a season since 1992-93, when both
Joe Juneau (7-15=22 totals) and Dmitri Kvartalnov (12-10=22 totals) had points in each of their 1st 14 contests.
3: Consecutive games w/points by Patrice Bergeron (3-3=6 totals), Loui Eriksson (0-5=5 totals) and Brad Marchand (1-2=3) totals,
while Brett Connolly has 2-1=3 totals in his last 3 games played (not a streak, as he DND Oct. 17 at ARI).
9: Players who have played their 1st games as Bruins this season – Matt Beleskey, Jimmy Hayes, Matt Irwin, Joonas Kemppainen and
Zac Rinaldo on Oct. 8 vs. WPG, Colin Miller on Oct. 10 vs. MTL and Jonas Gustavsson, Tyler Randell and Tommy Cross on Oct. 14 at
COL – with Kemppainen, Miller, Randell and Cross all playing their 1st NHL contests … Randell and Kemppainen have also scored
their 1st NHL goals this season.
160-10-8: Boston’s record since 2011-12 in games in which they have had a 2-goal lead in a game, including a 3-1-1 record in that
situation this season … That extends to 98-1-2 over that span when they have led by 3 goals.
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