Tonight's Officials
Referees TJ Luxmore (21), Dan O'Rourke (9)
Linesmen Tony Sericolo (84), Greg Devorski (54)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Bruins visit the Stars tonight in the 1st of 2 games between these teams this season and the Bruins’ lone visit of the season to American Airlines Center … The Bruins are opening their regular season schedule tonight.
The Bruins are opening the season with a 4-game road trip, as they will continue in Arizona on 10/5, Vegas on 10/8 & Colorado on 10/10 … They will open their home schedule on 10/12 vs. New Jersey in the 1st of a 3-game home stand.
This 4-game road trip is their longest to open a season since they started the 2008-09 campaign with a 4-game trek on which they went 2-1-1.
SEASON OPENING GAMES
The Bruins are opening the season on the road for the 2nd straight season but just the 3rd time in the last 11 seasons … They are 40- 38-16 overall in season-opening games and are 8-21-5 when those games are played on the road.
They are 5-2-0 in their last 6 season openers & are 7-10-2 in their last 19 opening nights following a 9-0-3 unbeaten stretch in opening games from 1987-98.
They have gone to OT in a season opener on 10 occasions with a 2-0-8-0 record in those games … Their last season opener to go into OT came with a 3-3 tie vs. NJ on 10/8/03 … Their last season opener to be decided in OT was a 3-2 win vs HFD on 10/8/92.
MILESTONES APPROACHING
Tuukka Rask is 5 games short of his 500th NHL game.
Bruce Cassidy is 9 games shy of coaching his 200th game behind the Boston bench.
Brad Marchand is 3 assists shy of his 300th NHL assist.
David Krejci is 6 goals short of his 200th NHL goal.
Charlie Coyle is 7 goals shy of his 100th NHL goal.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2019-20: 0)
Joakim Nordstrom: Undisclosed (IR)
John Moore: Shoulder (LTIR)
Note - Kevin Miller (knee) & Anton Blidh (shoulder) are injured non-roster players
BOSTON vs DALLAS, LIFETIME SERIES
The Bruins and Stars are meeting for the 140th time in their franchise histories (includes Dallas as Minnesota North Stars) with the Bruins having an 81-30-23-5 record and 533-364 scoring edge in those games.
The Bruins are 36-19-13-2 lifetime in road games vs. the Dallas franchise with a 249-195 scoring advantage in those 70 contests.
The Bruins have taken points out of their last 7 games vs. the Stars at 5-0-2 with their last regulation loss to the Stars a 5-3 setback in Boston on 11/3/2015 … They are 5-0-1 in their last 6 trips into Dallas with their last regulation road loss to the Stars a 4-2 loss on 12/31/2011.
Fun Fact: The Bruins are 15-11-4-5 overall in the 35 games since the Stars relocated to Dallas in 1993-94, including an 8-6-2-2 mark in Dallas.
11/05/18 Condensed Game: Stars @ Bruins
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