Tonight's Officials
Referees Tom Chmielewski (18), Kyle Rehman (10)
Linesmen Matt MacPherson (83), Andrew Smith (51)
Supervisor Bill McCreary
Ntl. Anthem Todd Angilly
THE PERFECT HOCKEY GAME
TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins host the Lightning tonight in the 3rd of 4 games between these teams this season and the 2nd of 2 games at TD Garden this season ... The Bruins are 39-19-5 this season and they are 18-10-2 on home ice. - The Bruins open their 5-game home stand tonight after playing 14 of their last 18 games on the road ...They will host Tampa Bay on 3/24, NY Islanders on 3/26, Toronto on 3/29, New Jersey on 3/31 and Columbus on 4/2.
MAN-GAMES LOST TO INJURY - 181 - Patrice Bergeron: Infection - Jakub Zboril: Right knee surgery; Expected to miss remainder of the season
MILESTONES APPROACHING - Marc McLaughlin is looking to play his first NHL game. - Patrice Bergeron next game will be the 1,200th NHL/Bruins game. - Nick Foligno is three points shy of his 500th NHL point. - Charlie McAvoy is five games short of his 300th NHL game. - Mike Reilly is six points shy of his 100th NHL point. - Matt Grzelcyk is seven points shy of his 100th NHL point. - Patrice Bergeron is eight goals short of his 400th NHL goal ... Will become the 4th Bruin in history to hit that milestone. - Craig Smith is eight points short of 400 NHL points.
BOSTON vs TAMPA BAY, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Lightning are meeting for the 109th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 66-30-9-3 record and 355-285 scoring advantage in those games. - The Bruins are 38-9-6-2 in Boston with a 199-135 scoring margin in those 55 games. - The Bruins are 1-0-1 vs. Tampa Bay in the 1st 2 games of this season’s series with a 3-2 OT loss vs Tampa Bay on 12/4 and a 5-2 home win on 1/8 and they are 10-7-2 in their last 19 of this lifetime series.
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