Officiels/Tonight's Officials
Arbitre/Referees Stephen Walkom (24), Ian Walsh (29)
Juges de ligne/Linesmen Steve Barton (59), Pierre Racicot (65)
Superviseur/Supervisor Bill McCreary
Hymnes nationaux/Ntl. Anthem Joseph Kaiser
INJURIES –7 Man-Games Lost (105 Regular Season): - Marc Savard: Concussion (3, LTIR) - Steven Kampfer: Lower body (3)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Apr. 12: Yury Alexandrov, Jamie Arniel, Matt Bartkowski, Jordan Caron, Zach Hamill, Michael Hutchinson, Steven Kampfer, Anton Khudobin and Lane MacDermid recalled from Prov/AHL. Apr. 14: Trent Whitfield and Colby Cohen recalled from Prov/AHL. Apr. 15: Kirk MacDonald and Andrew Bodnarchuk recalled from Prov/AHL. Apr. 17: Tyler Randell signed to an entry-level contract.
2010-11 SEASON SERIES vs. MONTREAL: - The Bruins and Canadiens met six times this regular season with the Bruins holding a 2-3-1 record and 22-20 scoring advantage over Montreal and each team recording 207 shots. - The Bruins earned wins on Feb. 9 (8-6 in Boston) and Mar. 24 (7-0 in Boston), while taking regulation losses on Nov. 11 (3-1 in Boston), Dec. 16 (4-3 in Montreal) and Mar. 8 (4-1 in Montreal) and a 3-2 overtime loss in Montreal on Jan. 8. - Milan Lucic paced the Bruins in scoring during the season series with 5-4=9 totals while Brian Gionta led the Canadiens with 5-1=6 totals. - Fun Facts: The Feb. 9 game with 14 goals and 182 PIM combined by these teams was the first 14-or-more goal and 180+ PIM game in the NHL since Feb. 22, 1981 (Quebec vs. Washington) …Boston’s 7-0 win on Mar. 24 was their third seven-goal decision this season and was their largest margin of victory over Montreal since a 9-2 win on Oct. 28, 1998 …Gregory Campbell scored one of just two three-on-five goals in the league this season on Mar. 24 vs. the Canadiens.
2011 CQF SERIES vs. MONTREAL: - The Bruins and Canadiens play game 4 of their CQF series tonight …Game 5 will take place in Boston on Apr. 23 (7:00 pm) …If necessary, game 6 will be played on Apr. 26 in Montreal (TBD) and game 7 in Boston on Apr. 27 (TBD). - CQF 1 –Apr. 14 - The Canadiens took a 1-0 series lead with a 2-0 win in Boston …Brian Gionta scored both Montreal goals with single assists on both going to Scott Gomez …Carey Price made 31 saves for his third career playoff shutout and third vs. the Bruins. - CQF 2 –Apr. 16 –The Canadiens won their second game in Boston with a 3-1 win, starting the game with two goals in the opening 2:20 …Boston scored their first goal of the series with a second period Patrice Bergeron tally, but the Canadiens added a third for the final. - CQF 3 –Apr. 18 –The Bruins won their first game of this series with a 4-2 victory, opening a 3-0 lead on goals by David Krejci, Nathan Horton (his 1st NHL playoff goal) and Rich Peverley. The Canadiens closed to 3-2 before Chris Kelly scored an empty net goal …Tim Thomas made 34 saves in the win. - The Bruins have evened a best-of-seven series at two games apiece in four of the 26 series in which they lost the first two games …All four of those series have come vs. Montreal - in 1952 (lost SF in seven games), 1969 (lost SF in six games), 1978 (lost F in six games) and 1979 (lost SF in seven games).
BRUINS vs. MONTREAL, LIFETIME SERIES: - The Bruins and Canadiens are playing their 33rd series against each other with this 2011 Conference Quarterfinal …It is the most series of any two NHL opponents (Det vs. Tor, 23 series) …There are 11 NHL teams that have not yet played 33 total series in their playoff histories (Ana, Atl, Car/Hfd, Cmb, Fla, Min, Nsh, Ott, Phx/Wpg, SJ, TB), while Washington is playing their 33rd series in this year’s opening round. - The Canadiens hold a 24-8 record in the 32 series played thus far while Boston won the previous series between these clubs with a four-game sweep in their 2009 Conference Quarterfinal series. - These teams have played 166 post-season games vs. each other with the Canadiens holding a 101-65 record in those contests …That number is also the most between opponents in NHL playoff history (Detroit vs. Toronto, 117). - Of the 33 series, 10 were Division Semifinals or Conference Quarterfinals; 7 were Quarterfinals, Division Finals or Conference Semifinals; 9 were Semifinals or Conference Finals; and 7 were Stanley Cup Final series. 2011 PLAYOFF FUN FACTS: - The Bruins had not been held to two goals or fewer in the first two games of a series since they started their 1995 CQF vs. New Jersey with 5-0 and 3-0 losses on May 7 and May 8, respectively. - The Bruins qualified for post-season play for the fourth straight season, their longest stretch since their NHL-record span of 29 consecutive years from 1968-1996 …They have qualified for the 66th time in their 87 years in which there has been a post-season (NHL season was cancelled in 2004-05). - Mark Recchi’s rankings among active players are second in career playoff goals with 56 (Modano, 58), fourth playoff assists with 80 (Lidstrom, 127; Pronger, 94; Modano, 87) and third in points with 136 (Lidstrom, 177; Modano, 145). B
BRUINS vs. MONTREAL, LIFETIME SERIES FUN FACTS: - The Bruins retired Eddie Shore’s number two in ceremonies prior to their Semi-Final series game with the Canadiens on April 1, 1947. - Montreal’s Jacques Plante (16 saves) and Charlie Hodge (4 saves) had the first shared shutout, for or against, in Boston playoff history when they combined for a 2-0 win on March 22, 1955 in the Semi-Final series ... That was the last shared shutout in NHL history before Philadelphia’s Brian Boucher and Michael Leighton combined for a 4-0 win over Boston on May 10, 2010. - Bobby Orr scored the first playoff hat trick by a defenseman in NHL history on April 11, 1971 in Montreal. Orr scored twice on Ken Dryden and once into an empty net during the 5-2 Boston win. He remains the only Boston blueliner to net three goals in a playoff game. - Cam Neely and Michael Thelven combined for the fastest two playoff goals in team history when they tallied in a seven-second span on April 23, 1989 for a 3-2 win over the Canadiens in their Division Final series. - Cam Neely set a team record for fastest two goals by one player when he tallied just 0:11 apart in a 4-1 Boston win over Montreal on April 25, 1991. - Ray Bourque became Boston’s all-time leading playoff scorer with his 103rd career playoff point an assist in a 3-2 win in Montreal on April 21, 1991. - Andrew Raycroft notched a 3-0 shutout over Montreal on April 7, 2004 in his first career NHL playoff game. He was the first Bruins rookie goaltender to record a shutout in his first NHL playoff game since Tiny Thompson accomplished the feat on March 19, 1929. - Marc Savard scored his first career playoff goal with the overtime tally vs. Montreal on April 13, 2008. He became just the fifth Bruin in team history to record his first career playoff goal in overtime, joining Mel Hill (1939), Des Smith (1942), Peter Douris (1992) and Patrice Bergeron (2004). - The Bruins took the Canadiens to seven games in their 2008 Eastern Conference Quarter-Final series after trailing in the series, three games to one. It was the first time in their playoff history that they had forced a game seven after trailing 1-3 and was also the first time in Montreal’s playoff history that they were taken to a game seven after leading a series 3-1.