Tonight's Officials
Referees Pierre Lambert (37), Brad Meier (34)
Linesmen Matt MacPherson (83), Derek Amell (75)
Ntl. Anthem MA State Police Sargeant James Connor
TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins host the Sharks tonight in the 2nd of 2 games between these teams this season and the Sharks’ lone visit to TD Garden this season … The Bruins are 36-17-9 this season and are 21-7-3 on home ice … They are 11-2-2 vs. Pacific Division opponents and are 18-4-5 vs. Western Conference foes. - The Bruins open 6-game home stand tonight, continuing with TB (2/28), NJ (3/2), CAR (3/5), FLA (3/7) & OTT (3/9).
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. - Charlie McAvoy is 2 games shy of his 100th NHL game. - Patrice Bergeron is 3 points from his 793rd career point, which will tie Wayne Cashman for 6th place on the club’s all-time scoring list.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2018-19: 176)
Kevan Miller – Upper body
David Pastrnak – 2/12 left thumb surgery
BOSTON vs SAN JOSE, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Sharks are meeting for the 40th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 22-12-5-0 record and 125-107 scoring advantage in those games. - The Bruins are 11-5-3-0 lifetime vs. the Sharks in Boston with a 64-56 scoring edge in those 19 contests. - The Bruins have won their last 5 games vs. the Sharks, including a 6-5 OT road win on 2/18 in the 1st game of this season’s seires, & their last loss to San Jose a 3-2 road setback on 3/15/2016 …, They are 8-3-0 in their last 11 games overall of this lifetime series & have won their last 2 home games vs. the Sharks with a 4-1-0 mark in their last 5 of this series on home ice.
Gustav Nyquist did all that he could to take down the San Jose Sharks on Sunday afternoon.
Now, he's one of them.
Hours after scoring a goal against them, Nyquist was traded from the Detroit Red Wings to San Jose for a 2019 second-round draft pick and 2020 conditional third-round selection.
The 29-year-old Swede is expected to make his debut with the Sharks on Tuesday when they conclude their four-game road trip against the Boston Bruins, who are riding a 13-game point streak (9-0-4).
Nyquist's goal on Sunday gave the Red Wings the lead late in the first period, but San Jose captain Joe Pavelski netted his fifth career hat trick as the Sharks improved to 9-2-1 in its last 12 games with a 5-3 victory.
"Gustav is a talented, versatile forward who plays with speed and a strong hockey sense," Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said in a statement. "His track record of strong play and character speak for themselves and we're very excited to add him to our dressing room."
Nyquist, who recorded 16 goals and 33 assists in 62 games with the Red Wings, joins a San Jose team that now features nine players with 40 or more points and resides three points behind first-place Calgary in the Pacific Division.
Pavelski's hat trick pushed his team-leading goal total to 35. The 34-year-old also registered a three-point performance (one goal, two assists) in a 6-5 overtime loss to Boston on Feb. 18.
San Jose's Joe Thornton posted his third career hat trick last week, against his former team no less. His first two three-goal performances were achieved when he was playing with the Bruins, with whom he spent his first eight NHL seasons.
Jake DeBrusk (one goal, two assists) and fellow forward David Krejci (three assists) capped their three-point performances against the Sharks by setting up defenseman Charlie McAvoy's goal 3:59 into overtime.
Boston also was active ahead of the NHL trade deadline, following up last week's acquisition of Charlie Coyle from Minnesota by reeling in fellow forward Marcus Johansson from New Jersey in exchange for a 2019 second-round pick and a fourth-round pick in 2020.
Johansen, 28, has been heating up with 12 points (six goals, six assists) in his last 13 games before the Devils scratched him as a means to preserve his health prior to the trade deadline.
As for Coyle, the 26-year-old Massachusetts native logged 16:36 of ice time while centering a line with Peter Cehlarik and David Backes during Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss in St. Louis. Coyle scored in the six-round shootout, but the Bruins saw their season-high seven-game win streak come to a halt against the Blues.
"Playing a new system is a little different obviously, but I had my linemates helping me out and talking a lot, which is huge," Coyle said. "I think I adjusted decently. There are some things that are different from what I'm used to, but I'll learn as we go here."
Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy was pleased with Coyle, as well as the team's 4-0-1 road trip.
"We got nine out of 10 points, the guys had some fun together, bonded a little bit," Cassidy said.
"To me, they're all heavy teams, bigger teams, so you can get yourself worn down as you go along. I know some of them are in the playoff position, some aren't. At the end of the day, I was really happy with the way we played, mostly -- especially (Saturday)."
San Jose finished its trading on Monday by acquiring Jonathan Dahlen from Vancouver in exchange for fellow forward Linus Karlsson. A former second-round pick by Ottawa, the 21-year-old Dahlen has yet to play in the NHL.
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