Tonight's Officials
Referees Paul Devorski (#10), Dan O'Rourke (#9)
Linesmen Steve Barton (#59), Jean Morin (#97) Supervisor Bill McCreary
Ntl. Anthem Lauren Hart
Boston Bruins: Media Notes
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INJURIES –15 Man-Games Lost (105 Regular Season): - Marc Savard: Concussion (7, LTIR) - Steven Kampfer: Lower body (7) 2010-11
SEASON SERIES vs. PHILADELPHIA: - The Bruins and Flyers met 4 times with the Bruins holding a 3-0-1 record and 13-8 scoring advantage and 141-137 edge in shots over Philadelphia. - The Bruins earned wins on Dec. 1 (3-0 in Philadelphia), Jan. 13 (7-5 in Boston) and Mar. 27 (2-1 in Philadelphia) with the Flyers taking a 2-1 overtime win in Boston on Dec. 11. - David Krejci paced the Bruins in scoring with 4 assists while Mike Richards and James van Riemsdyk led the Flyers with 1-2=3 totals each. - Fun Facts: Philadelphia’s Scott Hartnell took an unsuccessful penalty shot vs. Tim Thomas on Dec. 1 …Philadelphia’s Mike Richards’ GWG came at the 4:57 mark of the overtime session on Dec. 11 …Boston’s 7-5 win on Jan. 13 featured 6 different lead changes and 12 different goal scorers combined between the teams …The Bruins clinched their 2011 playoff berth with their 2-1 win in Philadelphia on Mar. 27. 2011
2011 CSF SERIES vs. PHILADELPHIA: - The Bruins and Flyers play game 1 of their CSF series tonight …Game 2 will take place in Philadelphia on May 2 (7:30), games 3 &4 will be played in Boston on May 4 (7:00) and May 6 (8:00), and if necessary, games 5 &7 will be in Philadelphia on May 8 (3:00) and May 12 (TBD) while game 6 will be played in Boston on May 10 (TBD). - This is the 24th 2nd round (QF, DF or CSF) best-of-7 series in Boston’s post-season history and they enter with a 13-10 record in this round …This is their 3rd straight CSF appearance and they lost both the 2009 (vs Carolina) and 2010 (vs Philadelphia) series in 7 games …They have lost their last 4 CSF series with their last victory in this round a 4-0 sweep of Montreal in their 1992 DF. - They enter game 1 with a 30-13 series record when winning game 1 and an 11-32 series mark when dropping the 1st game of a bestof-7 series.
BRUINS vs. PHILADELPHIA, LIFETIME SERIES: - The Bruins and Flyers are playing their 6th series against each other with this CSF …The Flyers hold a 3-2 record in the 5 series played …The Flyers won the 1974 Final in 6 gms and the 1976 SF in 5 gms; the Bruins took the 1977 SF in 4 gms and the 1978 SF in 5 gms; and Philadelphia won their 2010 CSF in 7 gms. - Boston's six series vs. the Flyers is their second-highest number vs. a non-Original Six team (Buffalo, 8). - These teams have played 20 post-season games vs. each other with the Bruins holding an 11-9 advantage and 60-57 scoring edge.
BRUINS vs. PHILADELPHIA, LIFETIME SERIES FUN FACTS: - The Bruins and Flyers combined for three goals in 38 seconds at Philadelphia in game 2 of their SF series vs. the Flyers on April 26, 1977. Boston’s Mike Milbury scored at 15:01, Philadelphia’s Gary Dornhoefer answered at 15:16 and the Bruins’ Jean Ratelle finished the flurry at 15:39. It is the Bruins’ club record for fastest three goals in a playoff game. - The Flyers’ Reggie Leach tied an NHL record when he scored five goals in a 6-3 Philadelphia win over Boston on May 6, 1976. - The Flyers became just the 3rd team in NHL history to rebound from an 0-3 series deficit to win the series when they came back to take game 7 of their 2010 CSF vs. the Bruins on May 14, 2010 …When they came back from an 0-3 deficit to win game 7 by a 4-3 score, it was just the 3rd time in their playoff history that the Bruins had lost a 3-or-more goal lead in a game. - Philadelphia’s Ville Leino took just the 5th playoff penalty shot faced by a Boston goaltender with an unsuccessful attempt on Tuukka Rask in game 6 of their 2010 CSF on May 12, 2010.