Tonight's Officials
Referees Jean Hebert (15), Chris Rooney (5)
Linesmen Kiel Murchison (79), Derek Amell (75)
Supervisor Video Judge Rob Tisi
Ntl. Anthem Todd Angilly
PA Announcer: Jim Martin
TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins host the Canadiens tonight in the 4th & final game between these teams this season and the 2nd of 2 this season at TD Garden … The Bruins are 34-11-12 thus far this season & are 19-2-9 on home ice … They are 10-5-3 vs. Atlantic Division opponents & are 19-8-9 vs. Eastern Conference foes. - The Bruins conclude their 2-game home stand hosting DET on 2/15 & will then play at NYR on 2/16 … Tonight’s game is the lone game in a 7-game span for Boston that is not part of a back-to-back set.
MILESTONES APPROACHING - Par Lindholm & Anders Bjork's next games will be their 100th in the NHL. - David Krejci is 2 games short of his 900th NHL game. - Bruce Cassidy is 2 wins shy of his 200th NHL win as a head coach.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2019-20: 226) - Connor Clifton: Upper body (IR) - Kevan Miller: Knee (LTIR) BOSTON vs MONTREAL,
LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Canadiens are meeting for the 750th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 283-353-103-10 record and Montreal holding a 2,254-1,983 scoring advantage in those games. - The Bruins are 169-142-56-7 lifetime in home games vs. the Canadiens with a 1,087-1,013 scoring edge in those 374 contests. - The Bruins are 10-2-1 in their last 13 games vs. the Canadiens, including a 5-4 loss in Montreal on 11/5, 8-1 win in Montreal on 11/26 & 3-1 win in Boston in the 1st 3 games of this season’s series … They are 4-1-1 in their last 6 vs. the Canadiens in Boston.
469: Consecutive Bruins games (regular season and playoffs) currently sold out at TD Garden … Their last non-sellout game was on Dec. 2, 2009 when a Wednesday game vs. TB drew 16,553
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON… - Les Canadiens et les Bruins s’affrontent ce soir pour la 750e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, c’est le 926e affrontement entre ces deux équipes. - The Canadiens and Bruins are facing each other for the 750th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, tonight’s the 926th match-up between the two teams.
CANADIENS VS. BOSTON À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. BOS 363-273-103-10 (749 PJ / GP) Dom. / Home 214-109-47-5 (375 PJ / GP) Étr. / Away 149-164-56-5 (374 PJ / GP)
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME: D 3-1 L @ BOS (01/12/19) C. Price 3-34 | T. Rask 1-29 BG / WG: D. Backes
LORS DU DERNIER MATCH / IN THE LAST MEETING Ben Chiarot a établi un sommet personnel avec 29:26 de temps de jeu (amélioré le 3 déc. c. NYI – 30:47). Ben Chiarot set a personal-high with 29:26 of ice time (surpassed on Dec. 3 vs. NYI – 30:47).
10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE BOS / LAST 10 GAMES VS. BOS: 01/12/19 – MTL 1 @ BOS 3 26/11/19 – BOS 8 @ MTL 1 05/11/19 – BOS 4 @ MTL 5 14/01/19 – MTL 3 @ BOS 2 (P/OT) 17/12/18 – BOS 4 @ MTL 0 24/11/18 – BOS 3 @ MTL 2 27/10/18 – MTL 3 @ BOS 0 03/03/18 – MTL 1 @ BOS 2 (P/OT) 20/01/18 – BOS 4 @ MTL 1 17/01/18 – MTL 1 @ BOS 4
MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE BOSTON / LEADING SCORERS VS. BOSTON: 1) Ilya Kovalchuk (23-19-42, 43 pj/gp) 2) Brendan Gallagher (8-15-23, 31 pj/gp) 3) Tomas Tatar (10-8-18, 26 pj/gp)
MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE BOSTON / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. BOSTON: 1) Brendan Gallagher (21, 31 pj/gp) 2) Dale Weise (19, 17 pj/gp) 3) Jeff Petry (18, 25 pj/gp)