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Boston Bruins (18-9-5 41 points) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (23-11-2 48 points)
7:00pm ET
Boston TV/Radio: NESN, 98.5 FM The Sports Hub
PittsburghTV/Radio: ATTSN-PT
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Boston Bruins Twitter
Pittsburgh Penguins Twitter
Need to Know: Bruins vs. Penguins
Kuraly Rejoins Bruins Teammates for Practice
Dan Vladar
2 GP | 2-0-0-0 | .952 Sv% | 1.50 GAA
Casey DeSmith
13 GP | 8-3-0-0 | .929 Sv% | 1.91 GAA | 2 SO | 1A, 1 Pt.
Rest in Peace Mike (AOF)
Tonight's Officials
Referees Garrett Rank (7), Dan O'Rourke (9)
Linesmen Libor Suchanek (60), Shandor Alphonso (52)
TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins host the Penguins tonight in the 5th of 8 games between these teams this season and the 3rd of 4 at TD Garden. - The Bruins are playing game 5 tonight of a 7-game home stand (2-1-1), 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.
MILESTONES APPROACHING - David Krejci is one assist shy of his 500th NHL assist. - Tuukka Rask is one win short of his 300th NHL victory. - Jarred Tinordi is three games shy of his 100th NHL game. - Patrice Bergeron is four points short of his 900th NHL point ... He is two points from tying Rick Middleton for 4th place overall on the team’s scoring list (898). - David Pastrnak is six goals short of his 200th NHL goal. - Charlie Coyle is six points shy of his 300th NHL point. - Craig Smith is eight games short of his 700th NHL game.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2020-21: 139) - Jake DeBrusk - Covid protocol - Kevan Miller – lower body - Ondrej Kase – upper body - Tuukka Rask - upper body - John Moore - hip surgery
BOSTON vs PITTSBURGH, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Penguins are meeting for the 215th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 119-66-21-8 record and 812-655 scoring advantage in those games. - The Bruins are 74-22-6-4 vs. the Penguins lifetime on home ice with a 441-289 scoring edge in those 106 contests. - The Bruins are 3-1-0 in the 1st 4 games of this season’s series vs. the Penguins with a 3-2 OT win in Boston on 1/26,a 4-1 home victory on 1/28, a 4-1 road loss on 3/15 and a 2-1 road victory on 3/16 … They have taken points out of their last 13 games in Boston at 12-0-1, including wins in their last 10 straight, with their last regulation home loss vs. the Penguins a 3-2 setback on 10/13/2013 ... They are 14-5-3 in their last 22 games overall vs. the Penguins.
Boston Bruins (18-9-5 41 points) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (23-11-2 48 points)
7:00pm ET
Boston TV/Radio: NESN, 98.5 FM The Sports Hub
PittsburghTV/Radio: ATTSN-PT
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Boston Bruins Twitter
Pittsburgh Penguins Twitter
Need to Know: Bruins vs. Penguins
Kuraly Rejoins Bruins Teammates for Practice
Dan Vladar
2 GP | 2-0-0-0 | .952 Sv% | 1.50 GAA
Casey DeSmith
13 GP | 8-3-0-0 | .929 Sv% | 1.91 GAA | 2 SO | 1A, 1 Pt.
Rest in Peace Mike (AOF)
Tonight's Officials
Referees Garrett Rank (7), Dan O'Rourke (9)
Linesmen Libor Suchanek (60), Shandor Alphonso (52)
TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins host the Penguins tonight in the 5th of 8 games between these teams this season and the 3rd of 4 at TD Garden. - The Bruins are playing game 5 tonight of a 7-game home stand (2-1-1), 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.
MILESTONES APPROACHING - David Krejci is one assist shy of his 500th NHL assist. - Tuukka Rask is one win short of his 300th NHL victory. - Jarred Tinordi is three games shy of his 100th NHL game. - Patrice Bergeron is four points short of his 900th NHL point ... He is two points from tying Rick Middleton for 4th place overall on the team’s scoring list (898). - David Pastrnak is six goals short of his 200th NHL goal. - Charlie Coyle is six points shy of his 300th NHL point. - Craig Smith is eight games short of his 700th NHL game.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2020-21: 139) - Jake DeBrusk - Covid protocol - Kevan Miller – lower body - Ondrej Kase – upper body - Tuukka Rask - upper body - John Moore - hip surgery
BOSTON vs PITTSBURGH, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Penguins are meeting for the 215th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 119-66-21-8 record and 812-655 scoring advantage in those games. - The Bruins are 74-22-6-4 vs. the Penguins lifetime on home ice with a 441-289 scoring edge in those 106 contests. - The Bruins are 3-1-0 in the 1st 4 games of this season’s series vs. the Penguins with a 3-2 OT win in Boston on 1/26,a 4-1 home victory on 1/28, a 4-1 road loss on 3/15 and a 2-1 road victory on 3/16 … They have taken points out of their last 13 games in Boston at 12-0-1, including wins in their last 10 straight, with their last regulation home loss vs. the Penguins a 3-2 setback on 10/13/2013 ... They are 14-5-3 in their last 22 games overall vs. the Penguins.