Tonight's Officials
Referees Tim Peel (20), Ghislain Hebert (22)
Linesmen Brandon Schrader (85) Ryan Daisy (81)
Ntl. Anthem Todd Angilly
TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins host the Penguins tonight in the 1st of 8 games between these teams this season and the 1st of 4 to be played at TD Garden this year. - The Bruins are playing gm 3 tonight of a 4-game home stand (2-0-0 so far) ... They will conclude hosting Pittsburgh on 1/28 and will then face a 4- game road trip to Washington (1/30 and 2/1) and Philadelphia (2/3 and 2/5)
MILESTONES APPROACHING - Nick Ritchie is playing his 300th NHL game tonight. - Tuukka Rask is seven wins shy of his 300th NHL victory. - Brad Marchand is seven goals short of his 300th NHL goal. - Charlie McAvoy is seven points short of his 100th NHL point. - David Krejci is ten points shy of his 700th NHL point.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2019-20: 5) - Matt Grzelcyk – lower body - Ondrej Kase – upper body - David Pastrnak is currently listed as an Injured, Non-roster player
BOSTON vs PITTSBURGH, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Penguins are meeting for the 211th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 116-65-21-8 record and 802-647 scoring advantage in those games. - The Bruins are 72-22-6-4 vs. the Penguins lifetime on home ice with a 434-286 scoring edge in those 104 contests. - The Bruins are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Penguins and they are 13-4-3 in their last 20 overall games of this lifetime series ... They have taken points out of their last 11 games in Boston at 10-0-1, including wins in their last 8 straight, with their last regulation home loss vs. the Penguins a 3-2 setback on 10/13/2013.