Tonight's Officials
Referees Peter MacDougall (45), Brian Pochmara (16)
Linesmen Brian Mach (78), Trent Knorr (63)
Ntl. Anthem Sonya Bryson
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Bruins visit the Lightning tonight in the 1st of 4 games between these teams this season and the 1st of 2 this year at Amalie Arena … The Bruins are 14-9-4 this season and are 5-6-4 on the road … They are 6-4-1 vs. Atlantic Division opponents and are 10-5-1 vs. Eastern Conference foes.
The Bruins conclude a 2-game road trip tonight & next return home to host TOR on 12/8. - They are opening tonight their 6th of 17 sets of 3-games-in-4-nights this season (vs TOR 12/8 & at OTT 12/9) … They are 1-3-1 in game 1s, 3-0-2 in game 2s and 3-1-1 in game 3s of those series this season.
MILESTONES APPROACHING
Chris Wagner is playing his 200th NHL game tonight. -
David Krejci is 1 point shy of tying Cam Neely for 10th place on Boston’s all-time scoring list w/590 points.
Torey Krug – 4 assists shy of 199 Bruins assists – most by US-born player in team history & 5 assists shy of 200th NHL assist
Jake DeBrusk is 3 games short of his 100th NHL game. - David Krejci is 4 games shy of his 800th NHL game.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2018-19: 101)
Patrice Bergeron: Rib injury suffered 11/16 at DAL (IR)
Zdeno Chara: Lower body injury suffered 11/14 at COL (IR)
Charlie McAvoy: Concussion symptoms suffered 10/18 at EDM (IR)
Kevan Miller: Cartilage injury to larynx suffered 11/26 at TOR
Urho Vaakanainen: Concussion suffered 10/23 at OTT (IR)
BOSTON vs TAMPA BAY, LIFETIME SERIES
The Bruins and Lightning are meeting for the 99th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 63-25-9-1 record & 325-250 scoring advantage in those games.
The Bruins are 26-18-3-1 lifetime in Tampa with a 141-136 scoring edge in those 48 contests.
The Bruins are 7-2-0 in their last 9 games vs. the Lightning, including a 3-1-0 record in last season’s series, & they are 19-5-1 overall in the last 25 games between these teams … They lost their last game in Tampa Bay following a 5-0-1 road stretch vs. the Lightning.
Fun Fact: The Lightning are 1 of 3 teams (PHI, VGK) that have never swept the Bruins in a season series.
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