Tonight's Officials
Referees Wes McCauley (4), Dan O'Halloran (13)
Linesmen Brian Murphy (93), Matt MacPherson (83)
Ntl. Anthem Todd Angilly
PA Announcer: John Dolan
TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins host the Flames tonight in the 2nd of 2 games between these teams this season and the Flames’ lone visit this season to TD Garden … The Bruins are 39-12-12 thus far this season & are 21-2-9 on home ice … They are 9-2-1 vs. Pacific Division opponents & are 17-4-3 vs. Western Conference foes. - The Bruins are opening a 2-game home stand tonight, concluding by hosting DAL on 2/27 before closing the month at NYI on 2/29 & opening March playing at TB on 3/3 & at FLA on 3/5.
MILESTONES APPROACHING - Par Lindholm’s next game will be the 100th of his NHL career. - Ondrej Kase is two games shy of his 200th NHL game & is four points short of his 100th NHL point.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2019-20: 235) - Ondrej Kase: Upper body (IR) - Kevan Miller: Knee (LTIR)
BOSTON vs FLAMES, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Flames are meeting for the 111th time in their histories (includes Calgary as Atlanta Flames) with the Bruins having a 62-34-10-4 record and 382-333 scoring advantage in those games. - The Bruins are 35-13-6-2 lifetime in home games vs. the Flames franchise with a 201-145 scoring edge in those 56 contests. - The Bruins won the 1st game of this season’s series with a 4-3 win in Calgary on 2/21 & they are 11-2-3 in their last 16 games overall vs. the Flames … They are 7-1-1 on their last 9 home games vs. the Flames with their lone regulation loss in that span a 2-1 setback on 11/25/2016, & they are 14-3-2-2 in their last 21 home games of this lifetime series.
