Officials
Referees Francis Charron (6), Eric Furlatt (27)
Linesmen Bryan Pancich (94), Matt MacPherson (83)
Ntl. Anthem Wayne Messmer
TODAY’S GAME - The Bruins visit the Blackhawks today in the 1st of 2 games between these teams this season and Boston’s 1st Winter Classic as the road team… The Bruins are 21-14-4 this season and are 8-9-4 on the road … They are 2-2-1 vs. Central Division opponents and are 7- 4-3 vs. Western Conference foes. - The Bruins are playing their 3rd Winter Classic game & their 1st as the road team … They are 1-1-0 in Winter Classic games, with a 2-1 OT win vs. Philadelphia on 1/1/2010 at Fenway Park & a 5-1 loss to Montreal on 1/1/2016 at Gillette Stadium. - Patrice Bergeron & Zdeno Chara are the only current Bruins who have played in both previous Winter Classics while David Krejci (Fenway), Torey Krug (Gillette) & Kevan Miller (Gillette) are playing in their 2nd … Tuukka Rask dressed for both previous games, as backup at Fenway Park & took the loss at Gillette Stadium. - Krejci, Bergeron & Chara all have assists in Winter Classic games, with Bergeron & Chara’s both coming on the OT winner at Fenway Park. - They are playing today their 4th of 10 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 3-0-0 record in afternoon games so far.
MILESTONES APPROACHING - Tuukka Rask’s next game will be his 469th NHL/Bruins game, which will be the most by a goaltender in team history. - Zdeno Chara is 2 goals shy of his 200th NHL goal … He will become just the 21st defenseman in NHL history to reach that milestone. - Kevan Miller is 2 games short of his 300th NHL game. - Tuukka Rask is 6 wins short of his 253rd Bruins/NHL win, which will be the most by a goaltender in team history.
INJURIES / SUSPENSION (Total man-games lost in 2018-19: 149) - Brad Marchand: Upper body, day-to-day - Charlie McAvoy: Lower body, day-to-day - David Backes: Will be serving game 2 of a 3-game NHL-imposed suspension for an incident 12/27 vs NJ
BOSTON vs CHICAGO, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Blackhawks are meeting for the 589th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 266-239-79-4 record and 1,849- 1,780 scoring edge in those games. - The Bruins are 99-147-45-4 lifetime road games vs. Chicago with the Blackhawks holding a 953-797 scoring advantage in those 295 contests. - The Bruins and Blackhawks have split their season series in each of the last four seasons & they have each won twice in the other team’s rink in that span … The Bruins are 11-5-2 in their last 18 games overall vs. Chicago & are 5-2-2 in their last 9 road games vs. the Blackhawks.
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