Officiels/Tonight's Officials
Arbitres/Referees Eric Furlatt (27), Tom Chmielewski (18)
Juges de ligne/Linesmen Scott Driscoll (68), Derek Nansen (70)
Hymnes nationaux/Ntl. Anthem Quartom
THESE GUYS ARE FANTASTIC
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Bruins visit the Canadiens tonight in the 3rd of 4 games between these teams this season and the 2nd of 2 at Bell Centre this year … The Bruins are 17-12-4 this season and are 6-8-4 on the road … They are 8-6-1 vs. Atlantic Division opponents and are 12-8-1 vs. Eastern Conference foes.
The Bruins conclude tonight their 7th of 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 3-3-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 5-0-1 in the 2nd games so far.
The Bruins are playing game 3 tonight of their 8th of 17 sets of 3-games-in-4-nights this season, as they played in Pittsburgh on 12/14 (5-3 loss) & vs. Buffalo on 12/16 (4-2 loss) … They are 2-5-1 in game 1s, 5-1-2 in game 2s and 5-1-1 in game 3s of those series this season.
MILESTONES APPROACHING
Torey Krug is 1 assist shy of 199 Bruins assists, which will tie Mike O’Connell for the most by a US-born player in team history & he is 2 assists shy of his 200th NHL assist.
David Krejci is 2 points shy of his 600th NHL point.
David Backes is 2 assists short of his 300th NHL assist.
Tuukka Rask is 3 games shy of his 469th NHL/Bruins game, which will be the most by a goaltender in team history
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2018-19: 130)
Patrice Bergeron: Rib injury suffered 11/16 at DAL (IR)
Zdeno Chara: Lower body injury suffered 11/14 at COL (IR)
Jake DeBrusk: In concussion protocol
Kevan Miller: Cartilage injury to larynx suffered 11/26 at TOR (IR)
Urho Vaakanainen: Concussion suffered 10/23 at OTT (IR)
BOSTON vs MONTREAL, LIFETIME SERIES
The Bruins and Canadiens are meeting for the 745th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 279-352-103-9 record and Montreal holding a 2,245-1,960 scoring edge in those games.
The Bruins are 112-210-47-3 lifetime in Montreal with the Canadiens holding a 1,235-879 scoring advantage in those 372 contests.
The Bruins are 7-1-0 in their last 8 games vs. the Canadiens, including a 3-0 loss in Boston on 10/27 & 3-2 win in Montreal on 11/24 in the 1st 2 games of this season’s series … They have won their last 3 in Montreal with the Canadiens’ last home victory a 3-2 win on 11/8/2016.
Fun Facts: These teams have played more games vs. each other than any other NHL opponents … Boston’s 4-game sweep of Montreal last season was their 1st vs. the Canadiens since 1994-95.
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