Dave Goucher (play-by-play) and Pierre McGuire (‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst) will have the call from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
Tonight's Officials
Referees Chris Schlenker (3), Marc Joannette (25)
Linesmen Jonny Murray (95), James Tobias (61)
Ntl. Anthem Carnell Johnson
TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins visit the Golden Knights tonight in the 2nd of 2 games between these teams this season and the Bruins’ lone visit to TMobile Arena this season … The Bruins are 35-17-8 this season and are 14-10-5 on the road … They are 10-2-2 vs. Pacific Division opponents and are 17-4-4 vs. Western Conference foes. - The Bruins play game 4 of a 5-game road trip tonight (3-0-0), ending in STL (2/23) before returning home to host SJ (2/26).
LAST 3 GAMES: The Bruins have won their last 6 games & have taken points out of their last 11 games at 8-0-3 with a 4-3 shootout loss to WPG on 1/29, 3-2 OT setback to PHI on 1/31, 1-0 win in WSH on 2/3, 3-1 win vs NYI on 2/5, 4-3 shootout loss at NYR on 2/6, 5-4 OT win vs. LA on 2/9, 2-1 OT win vs. COL on 2/10, 6-3 victory vs CHI on 2/12, 3-0 win in ANA on 2/15, 4-2 win at LA on 2/16 & 6-5 OT win in SJ on 2/18 … They are 10-2-4 in their last 16 games & are 15-3-4 in their last 22 games overall … Their last regulation loss was a 3-2 setback to NYR on 1/19. - The 6-game win streak is their longest since a 6-game stretch from 2/27-3/10 of last season & their 11-game point streak is their longest since a 14-0-4 stretch from 12/16-1/25 of last season … They last won 7 straight games during a 12-game streak from 3/2- 22/2014. - They are 8-2-3 in their last 12 on home ice & are 7-1-1 in their last 9 on the road. - 2/15 – Bos 3 at Ana 0 … The Bruins opened their current 5-gm road trip with Jaroslav Halak’s 4th shutout of the season … The line of Chris Wagner (1G)-Sean Kuraly (2A) & Noel Acciari (GWG) scored the bookend goals with Jake DeBrusk adding a PPG … SOG: Bos 29, Ana 30 … PP: 1/4 … PK: 0/3 - 2/16 – Bos 4 at LA 2 … The Bruins and Kings alternated goals at 2-2 (Jake DeBrusk & Brad Marchand) until Charlie McAvoy broke the tie with 1:13 remaining in regulation & Patrice Bergeron netted the insurance marker just 0:36 later … Bergeron & DeBrusk added assists as well w/David Krejci recording 2 assists … Tuukka Rask took the win in net … SOG: Bos 24, LA 25 … PP: 0/2 … PK: 1/5 - 2/18 – Bos 6 at SJ 5/OT … The Bruins opened a 3-0 lead on goals by Torey Krug, Zdeno Chara & Karson Kuhlman (his 1st in the NHL) but the Sharks scored 5 goals around a Jake DeBrusk score to take a 5-4 lead late in the 3rd … Chris Wagner sent the game into OT with a score at 18:11 & Charlie McAvoy netted the GWG at 3:59 of OT for the win … DeBrusk added 2 assists & David Krejci had 3 assists … Tuukka Rask extended his point streak to 14 games at 12-0-2 … SOG: Bos 20, SJ 38 … PP: 2/4 … PK: 1/2
MILESTONES APPROACHING - Zdeno Chara is 1 goal short of his 200th NHL goal … He will become just the 21st defenseman in NHL history to reach that milestone.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2018-19: 174)
Peter Cehlarik – lower body - David Pastrnak – 2/12 left thumb surgery
BOSTON vs VEGAS, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Golden Knights are meeting for the fourth time in their histories with the Bruins having a 2-1-0 record and 7-5 scoring edge in those games. - The Bruins won the 1st game of this season’s series with a 4-1 victory in Boston on 11/11 … The Bruins and Golden Knights each won their home game vs. the other in Vegas’ inaugural season in 2017-18, as the Bruins play in Vegas tonight for the 2nd time in this lifetime series.
The Vegas Golden Knights viewed last Saturday's 5-1 victory over the Nashville Predators, which snapped a franchise-record five-game home losing streak, as the spark for a much-needed turnaround.
Then came Monday night's 3-0 loss at Colorado.
Now Vegas (32-25-4, 68 points) returns home to begin a four-game homestand on Wednesday night against one of the hottest teams in the NHL, the Boston Bruins.
Boston (35-17-8, 78 points) comes in on a season-best six-game winning streak and has won the first three games of its western road swing, including a wild 6-5 overtime victory at San Jose on Monday night.
The Golden Knights suffered just their second shutout loss of the season to Colorado, failing to beat Semyon Varlamov on 40 shots on net. Vegas, which has just 21 games remaining, fell 11 points behind first-place Calgary, which has two games in hand, in the Pacific Division and 10 points behind the second-place Sharks, who also have a game in hand.
"Extremely disappointing to come out with the effort we had tonight," defenseman Jon Merrill told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "We were feeling good about ourselves after the Nashville game. Just a reality check I guess. Now we go back home and get back to the drawing board and hope to get another win on Wednesday."
"It's tough to have a game like we did against Nashville and come out -- important game, important points -- and blow it," defenseman Brayden McNabb added. "This is a crucial time of the year. ... Playoffs are (21) games away and we're having games like this. It's unacceptable for everyone, myself included. We've got to figure it out in this dressing room for sure."
The Bruins, second in the Atlantic Division behind Tampa Bay, come in blazing hot, winning eight of their last nine games, with the lone loss to the Rangers in a shootout, 4-3.
Charlie McAvoy's goal with 1:01 remaining in overtime won Monday's contest at San Jose after the Bruins blew a 3-0 lead. Boston rallied to send the game into OT on a controversial goal by Chris Wagner with 1:49 left in regulation. The Sharks argued that Wagner had knocked the puck down toward the net with a stick above shoulder level.
"Resilient," McAvoy said of his team's performance. "I mean, you never want to let up a big lead like we did, but those things happen in hockey. ... We never say die."
It was the third win in four nights in California for the Bruins, who began the trip with a 3-0 victory at Anaheim on Friday and then defeated the Los Angeles Kings, 4-2, on Saturday. After Wednesday night's game in Las Vegas against the Golden Knights, Boston finishes the trip with a game at St. Louis on Saturday.
"It's get on the plane tonight, get out of here quick and get on to the next one," McAvoy said shortly after Monday night's game-winner. "All the teams in the West are playing really good right now. It's a challenge every single night."
This is the second of two regular-season meetings between the Bruins and Golden Knights. Boston won the first one, 4-1, on Nov. 11 at TD Garden behind a 37-save performance by Jaroslav Halak.
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