WELCOME BACK RON POSTER
Tonight's Officials
Referees Wes McCauley (4), Tom Chmielewski (18)
Linesmen Ryan Daisy (81), Matt MacPherson (83)
TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins host the Islanders tonight in the 5th of 8 games between these teams this season and the 1st of 4 at TD Garden this season. - The Bruins are opening tonight a 7-game home stand, which is tied for the longest home stand in club history ... It is their 7th such home stand, which they had most recently from 1/2-16/2006. - They are playing their 4th of 16 sets of 3-games-in-4-nights this season … They are 1-2-0 in game 1s, 2-1-0 in game 2s and 2-1-0 in game 3s of those series thus far. - The Bruins welcome fans back into TD Garden tonight for the first time this season ... Attendance has been set at 12% of capacity.
MILESTONES APPROACHING - Bruce Cassidy is coaching his 400th NHL game tonight. - Tuukka Rask is one win short of his 300th NHL victory. - Charlie Coyle is three games short of his 600th NHL game and is seven points shy of his 300th NHL point. - Jarred Tinordi is four games shy of his 100th NHL game. - Patrice Bergeron is six points short of his 900th NHL point.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2020-21: 108) - Jake DeBrusk, Sean Kuraly - Covid protocol - Brandon Carlo – upper body - Jeremy Lauzon – fractured hand - Zach Senyshyn - upper body - Kevan Miller – lower body - John Moore - undisclosed - Ondrej Kase – upper body
BOSTON vs NEW YORK, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Islanders are meeting for the 177th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 92-57-21-6 record and 583-501 scoring advantage in those games. - The Bruins are 47-24-11-3 vs. the Islanders lifetime in Boston with a 295-228 scoring edge in those 85 contests. - The Bruins have lost their last 4 games of this series (0-3-1) following a 9-0-1 streak ... They are 3-0-1 in their last 4 home games vs. the Islanders, with their last regulation home loss to New York a 4-0 setback on 1/16/2017. - The Islanders have won the 1st 4 games of this season’s series, with all games to date played in New York, with a 1-0 win on 1/18, 4-2 victory on 2/13 and 7-2 win on 2/25 ... The Bruins took a point out of the last game with a 2-1 shootout loss on 3/9