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Tonight's Officials
Referees Stephane Auger (15) & Chris Rooney (5)
Linesmen Steve Barton (59) & Pierre Champoux (67)
National Anthem Singer Rene Rancourt
Boston Bruins: Media Notes
Oct. 1, 2009 vs. Washington: The Bruins dropped their season opener with a 4-1 loss to Washington as the Capitals' Alex Ovechkin and Brooks Laich had two goals and an assist each and Nicklas Backstrom added three assists. Patrice Bergeron scored Boston's lone goal at 7:56 of the third period with assists to Steve Begin (his first as a Bruin in his first game as a Bruin) and Mark Stuart. Tim Thomas took the loss in net as the Capitals outshot the Bruins by a 34-20 margin. PP: 0/5; PK: 2/4.
INJURIES: - None Reported.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: - Sept. 30: Jim Benning signed to a multi-year contract extension. - Sept. 30: Vladimir Sobotka assigned to Providence (AHL). - Sept. 28: Brad Marchand, Zach Hamill, Drew Fata, Drew Larman, Guillaume Lefebvre, Dany Sabourin, Trent Whitfield and Andy Wozniewski assigned to Providence (AHL). - Sept. 26: Don Sweeney named Assistant General Manager. - Sept. 26: Guillaume Lefebvre signed to a one-year contract as a free agent. - Sept. 26: Mikko Lehtonen, Jeff LoVecchio and Adam McQuaid assigned to Providence (AHL).
TONIGHT'S GAME: - The Bruins host the Hurricanes tonight in the first of four meetings between these teams this season and the first of two games of this season's series at TD Garden. - The Bruins are 0-1-0 on the season with an 0-1-0 record on home ice ... The Hurricanes are 0-1-0 on the season and are playing their first road game of the season tonight. - The Bruins are 0-1-0 vs. Southeast Division &Eastern Conference opponents ... The Hurricanes are playing their first Northeast Division foe tonight and are 0-1-0 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
BOSTON vs. CAROLINA, LIFETIME SERIES (all numbers include franchise as Hartford Whalers): - The Bruins and Hurricanes are meeting for the 171st time in this lifetime series with the Bruins holding an 89-63-16-2 record while outscoring Carolina by a 585-507 margin. - The Bruins are 49-29-7-1 lifetime vs. Carolina in the 87 games played on their home ice with a 295-230 scoring edge in those contests. - The Bruins have won the last five games between these teams with their last loss to the Hurricanes a 3-2 setback in Carolina on Feb. 12, 2008 ... Their four-game sweep of the 2008-09 regular season series was the first sweep by either team in the history of this rivalry. - The Bruins and Hurricanes last met in the 2009 Conference Semi-Final series which Carolina won with a game seven overtime victory. - Fun Fact: The Bruins have not won a home overtime game vs. the Hurricanes since Jan. 2, 1993 when Grigori Panteleev scored vs. the Whalers at 2:36 of the extra session ... These teams have played three overtime games in Boston since that date with all three ending in tie scores.
MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player ... Needs ... Milestone): Mark Stuart ... 3 games ... 200 NHL/Bruins games Mark Recchi ... 3 assists ... 900 NHL assists Marc Savard ... 5 goals ... 200 NHL goals Dennis Wideman ... 5 assists ... 100 NHL assists
Tonight's Officials
Referees Stephane Auger (15) & Chris Rooney (5)
Linesmen Steve Barton (59) & Pierre Champoux (67)
National Anthem Singer Rene Rancourt
Boston Bruins: Media Notes
Oct. 1, 2009 vs. Washington: The Bruins dropped their season opener with a 4-1 loss to Washington as the Capitals' Alex Ovechkin and Brooks Laich had two goals and an assist each and Nicklas Backstrom added three assists. Patrice Bergeron scored Boston's lone goal at 7:56 of the third period with assists to Steve Begin (his first as a Bruin in his first game as a Bruin) and Mark Stuart. Tim Thomas took the loss in net as the Capitals outshot the Bruins by a 34-20 margin. PP: 0/5; PK: 2/4.
INJURIES: - None Reported.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: - Sept. 30: Jim Benning signed to a multi-year contract extension. - Sept. 30: Vladimir Sobotka assigned to Providence (AHL). - Sept. 28: Brad Marchand, Zach Hamill, Drew Fata, Drew Larman, Guillaume Lefebvre, Dany Sabourin, Trent Whitfield and Andy Wozniewski assigned to Providence (AHL). - Sept. 26: Don Sweeney named Assistant General Manager. - Sept. 26: Guillaume Lefebvre signed to a one-year contract as a free agent. - Sept. 26: Mikko Lehtonen, Jeff LoVecchio and Adam McQuaid assigned to Providence (AHL).
TONIGHT'S GAME: - The Bruins host the Hurricanes tonight in the first of four meetings between these teams this season and the first of two games of this season's series at TD Garden. - The Bruins are 0-1-0 on the season with an 0-1-0 record on home ice ... The Hurricanes are 0-1-0 on the season and are playing their first road game of the season tonight. - The Bruins are 0-1-0 vs. Southeast Division &Eastern Conference opponents ... The Hurricanes are playing their first Northeast Division foe tonight and are 0-1-0 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
BOSTON vs. CAROLINA, LIFETIME SERIES (all numbers include franchise as Hartford Whalers): - The Bruins and Hurricanes are meeting for the 171st time in this lifetime series with the Bruins holding an 89-63-16-2 record while outscoring Carolina by a 585-507 margin. - The Bruins are 49-29-7-1 lifetime vs. Carolina in the 87 games played on their home ice with a 295-230 scoring edge in those contests. - The Bruins have won the last five games between these teams with their last loss to the Hurricanes a 3-2 setback in Carolina on Feb. 12, 2008 ... Their four-game sweep of the 2008-09 regular season series was the first sweep by either team in the history of this rivalry. - The Bruins and Hurricanes last met in the 2009 Conference Semi-Final series which Carolina won with a game seven overtime victory. - Fun Fact: The Bruins have not won a home overtime game vs. the Hurricanes since Jan. 2, 1993 when Grigori Panteleev scored vs. the Whalers at 2:36 of the extra session ... These teams have played three overtime games in Boston since that date with all three ending in tie scores.
MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player ... Needs ... Milestone): Mark Stuart ... 3 games ... 200 NHL/Bruins games Mark Recchi ... 3 assists ... 900 NHL assists Marc Savard ... 5 goals ... 200 NHL goals Dennis Wideman ... 5 assists ... 100 NHL assists
