Tonight's Officials
Referees Brad Watson (#23) & Dan O'Rourke (#9)
Linesmen Steve Miller (#89) & Pierre Racicot (#65)
Supervisor Kay Whitmore
Ntl. Anthem Rene Rancourt
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INJURIES –25 Man-Games Lost (105 Regular Season): - Marc Savard (11 games missed, LTIR) - Steven Kampfer (11) - Patrice Bergeron (0)
WHO’S HOT: - Tim Thomas enters tonight’s game with a five-game win streak (Apr. 27-May6, game 7 vs. Montreal in CQF and 4 games of CSF vs. Philadelphia) …That matches his career-best in a post-season (Apr. 16-May 1, 2009). - Nathan Horton has a 5-game point streak in progress with 3-5=8 totals in that span …That includes a 4-game assist streak. - Brad Marchand has a 5-game point streak in progress with 4-3=7 totals in that stretch and has 5-5=10 totals in 7 of his last 8 contests. - David Krejci has a 4-game point streak in progress with 4-5=9 totals in that stretch. - Mark Recchi has 2-2=4 totals in 4 of his last 5 games. - Patrice Bergeron has 6 assists in 4 of his last 5 games with 2-10=12 totals in 8 of his last 10 contests. - Gregory Campbell has 1-2=3 totals in 3 of his last 4 games, including assists in his last 2 straight. - Daniel Paille has 2-1=3 totals in 3 of his last 4 games, including goals in his last 2 straight. - Milan Lucic has 2-1=3 totals in his last 2 straight games. - Johnny Boychuk has 1-1=2 totals in his last 2 straight games.
2011 CF SERIES vs. TAMPA BAY: - The Bruins and Lightning are playing each other for the first time in a playoff series …The Atlanta Thrashers and Ottawa Senators are now the only Eastern Conference teams that the Bruins have not yet faced in post-season play …Zdeno Chara (Ottawa), Andrew Ference (Calgary), Chris Kelly (Ottawa), Mark Recchi (Philadelphia), Michael Ryder (Montreal) and Dennis Seidenberg (Philadelphia) have all faced the Lightning in the playoffs prior to coming to Boston. - This is the 31st best-of-7 SF or CF series in Boston’s post-season history and they enter with a 14-16 record in this round …They have lost their last 2 CF appearances (6-game loss to Pittsburgh in 1991 and 4-game loss to Pittsburgh in 1992) with their last CF series win coming in 1990 vs. Washington (4-game sweep). - This is the 15th best-of-7 SF or CF series in which the Bruins begin the series with home-ice advantage …They are 9-5 in the previous 14 such series. - They enter tonight’s game with a 31-13 series record when winning game 1 of a best-of-7 series …They have an 11-32 series record when losing game 1 of a best-of-7 …They are 44-43 overall in the first game of best-of-7 series, including a 1-1 record in this postseason.
2010-11 SEASON SERIES vs. TAMPA BAY: - The Bruins and Flyers met 4 times with the Bruins holding a 3-1-0 record and 15-8 scoring advantage …The Lightning held a 136-116 edge in shots in the series. - The Bruins earned wins on Dec. 2 (8-1 in Boston), Dec. 28 (4-3 in Tampa Bay) and Mar. 3 (2-1 in Boston) with the Lightning taking a 3-1 win in Tampa Bay on Nov. 22. - Michael Ryder paced the Bruins in scoring with 3-2=5 totals while Steven Stamkos led the Lightning with 2-1=3 totals. - Fun Facts: The 8 goals scored by Boston in their Dec. 2 game was their most in a game in 2 years, although they would later in the season vs. Montreal …Mark Recchi netted the GWG on Dec. 28 with just 20 seconds remaining in regulation …The Bruins have a 25- Boston Bruins: Media Notes 4-6-0 lifetime regular season record vs. the Lightning on home ice, including a 16-0-5-0 stretch from 1995-2006
