Officiels/Tonight's Officials
Arbitres/Referees
Francois St. Laurent (8) - Greenfield Park, QC
Marc Joannette (25) - Verdun, QC
Juges de ligne/Linesmen Trent Knorr (63), Kyle Flemington (85)
Hymnes nationaux/Ntl. Anthem Alexandre Sylvestre
TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins visit the Canadiens tonight in the 1st of 4 games between these teams this season and 1st of 2 this year at Bell Centre … The Bruins are 11-1-2 thus far this season & are 4-1-1 on the road … They are 2-0-2 vs. Atlantic Division opponents & are 5-0-2 vs. Eastern Conference foes. - The Bruins are playing game 3 tonight their 2nd of 11 sets of 3-games-in-4-nights, as they played OTT on 11/2 & PIT on 11/4 … They enter tonight’s game with a 2-0-0 mark in game 1s, 2-0-0 record in game 2s & 1-0-0 mark in game 3s. - They are concluding tonight their 2nd of 13 sets of back-to-back games … They are currently 2-0-0 in the 1st game of those sets and are 1-0-0 in the 2nd games so far.
MILESTONES APPROACHING - Zdeno Chara is playing his 1,500th NHL game tonight, becoming the 3rd active player to reach that milestone (Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton) - Torey Krug is 1 point shy of his 300th NHL point. - Charlie Coyle is 5 goals shy of his 100th NHL goal. - David Krejci is 5 goals short of his 200th NHL goal. - Jaroslav Halak is 5 games short of his 500th NHL game. - Brad Marchand is 6 games shy of his 700th NHL game.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2019-20: 42) - David Backes: Upper body - Par Lindholm: Upper body - Joakim Nordstrom: Infection (IR) - Karson Kuhlman: Hairline nondisplaced fracture to right tibia (IR) - John Moore: Shoulder (LTIR) - Kevan Miller: Knee (LTIR) - Note – Anton Blidh is listed as an injured non-roster player
BOSTON vs MONTREAL, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Canadiens are meeting for the 747th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 281-352-103-10 record and Montreal holding a 2,247-1,967 scoring edge in those games. - The Bruins are 113-210-47-3 lifetime in road games vs. the Canadiens with Montreal having a 1,235-883 scoring advantage in those 102 contests. - The Bruins are 2-0-1 in their last 3 games vs. the Canadiens & are 8-1-1 in their last 10 of this lifetime series with their lone regulation loss in that span a 3-0 home setback on 10/27/2018 … They have won on their last 5 visits to Montreal & are 7-1-0 in their last 8 road games vs. the Canadiens with their lone regulation road loss in that stretch a 3-2 loss on 11/8/2016.
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
Claude Julien will coach his 1,200th career game in the NHL. - The Canadiens’ next win will move Claude Julien in sole possession of 14th position for the most wins as a head coach in the NHL, ahead of Darryl Sutter. - The Canadiens and Bruins are facing each other for the 747th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, tonight’s the 923rd match-up between the two teams.
LIENS MONTRÉAL - BOSTON CONNECTIONS - Phillip Danault played two games with Joakim Nordstrom during the 2014-15 season in Chicago. - Christian Folin (2013 to 2017) and Mike Reilly (2015 to 2018) played with Charlie Coyle in Minnesota. - Ben Chiarot played with Par Lindholm in Winnipeg in 2018-19. - Nate Thompson played with Chris Wagner from 2014 to 2017 in Anaheim. - Keith Kinkaid played with John Moore in New Jersey from 2015 to 2018. - Jaroslav Halak played four seasons with the Canadiens from 2006 to 2010. - Claude Julien coached the Bruins from 2007-08 to 2016-17, winning the Stanley Cup in 2011 and reaching the Finals in 2013.