Tonight's Officials
Referees Trevor Hanson (31), Chris Schlenker (48)
Linesmen Steve Barton (59), Darren Gibbs (66)
Ntl. Anthem Rene Rancourt
Rene in 1985
WAYBACK MACHINE
BOSTON vs WINNIPEG, LIFETIME SERIES-
The Bruins and Jets are meeting for the 59th time in their histories (includes Winnipeg as Atlanta Thrashers) with the Bruins having a 34-17-2-5 record and 184-165 scoring advantage in those games.
The Bruins are 19-5-2-2 in their 28 home games of this lifetime series with a 100-82 scoring edge in those contests.
The Bruins are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games overall vs. the Jets, including a 4-1 win in Winnipeg on 10/17 in the 1st game of this season’s series … The Jets snapped a 13-game losing streak in Boston with a 6-2 win in the last game between these teams at TD
Garden on opening night of last season.
Fun Fact: The Bruins are 8-5-1 vs. the Jets since they relocated to Winnipeg in 2011 with a 5-1-0 record in Boston.
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Bruins host the Jets tonight in the 2nd of 2 games between these teams and the Jets’ lone visit to TD Garden this season … The Bruins are 10-7-0 thus far this season with a 3-3-0 mark on home ice … They are 2-2-0 vs. Central Division opponents and are 3-2-0 vs. Western Conference teams this season.
They are playing game 4 of a stretch in which they face 5 straight Western Conference teams (2-1-0 so far) and they are opening a stretch of 4-out-of-5 on home ice after playing 8 of their last 11 contests on the road.
They are wearing their third uniform system tonight for the 2nd of 15 games this season They are 0-1-0 in that uniform this season with a 3-2-0 all-time record in that system
MILESTONES APPROACHING
Torey Krug is 2 assists shy of his 100th NHL assist.
Jimmy Hayes is 5 points short of his 100th NHL point.
The Bruins are 5 goals shy of scoring the 20,000th team goal in franchise history (includes shootout deciding goals) … They will become just the 2nd team in NHL history to reach that milestone (Montreal Canadiens).
INJURIES (51 total man-games lost)
David Pastrnak – Undisclosed; Has missed 1 game
Noel Acciari – Lower body; Has missed 5 games
Anton Khudobin – Upper body; Has missed 12 games
Kevan Miller – 10/11 hand surgery; Has missed 17 games
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