TONIGHT’S GAME
The Bruins visit the Penguins tonight in the 2nd of 3 games between these teams this season and the 1st of 2 Boston visits to PPG Paints Arena this year … The Bruins are 17-10-4 this season and are 6-7-4 on the road … They are 4-1-0 vs. Metropolitan Division opponents and are 12-6-1 vs. Eastern Conference foes.
The Bruins are opening tonight their 8th of 17 sets of 3-games-in-4-nights this season, as they will host Buffalo on 12/16 & play in Montreal on 12/17 … They are 2-4-1 in game 1s, 5-0-2 in game 2s and 5-1-1 in game 3s of those series this season.
Officials
Referees - Marc Joannette (25), Brad Watson (23)
Linesmen - Brandon Gawryletz (64), Shandor Alphonso (52)
Ntl. Anthem Michael Warren
MILESTONES APPROACHING
Torey Krug is 1 assist shy of 199 Bruins assists, which will be the most by a US-born player in team history & he is 2 assists shy of his 200th NHL assist.
David Backes is 3 assists short of his 300th NHL assist.
David Krejci is 4 points shy of his 600th NHL point. Jake DeBrusk is 2 games short of his 100th NHL game.
Tuukka Rask is 4 games shy of his 469th NHL/Bruins game, which will be the most by a goaltender in team history.
Matt Grzelcyk is 8 games shy of his 100th NHL game.
Tuukka Rask is 7 wins short of his 253rd Bruins/NHL win, which will be the most by a goaltender in team history
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2018-19: 120)
Patrice Bergeron: Rib injury suffered 11/16 at DAL (IR)
Zdeno Chara: Lower body injury suffered 11/14 at COL (IR)
Jake DeBrusk: Upper body injury
Kevan Miller: Cartilage injury to larynx suffered 11/26 at TOR (IR)
Urho Vaakanainen: Concussion suffered 10/23 at OTT (IR)
BOSTON vs PITTSBURGH, LIFETIME SERIES
The Bruins and Penguins are meeting for the 206th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 114-62-21-8 record and 784-629 scoring advantage in those games.
The Bruins are 44-40-15-4 lifetime in Pittsburgh with a 360-348 scoring edge in those 103 contests.
The Bruins are 11-1-3 in their last 15 games vs. the Penguins, including a 2-1 OT win in Boston on 11/23 in the 1st game of this season’s series, with their lone regulation loss in that span a 5-1 setback on 1/22/2016 … They have lost their last 3 games in Pittsburgh at 0-1-2, with their last road win of this series a 6-2 victory on 12/18/2015, & are 6-5-2 in their last 13 road games vs. the Penguins.
NEVER FORGET
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