PREVIOUS GAMES THIS SEASON
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WAYBACK MACHINE
Tonight's Officials
Referees Steve Kozari (40), Trevor Hanson (31)
Linesmen Brad Lazarowich (86), Devin Berg (87)
Ntl. Anthem John Amirante
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins visit the Rangers tonight in the 3rd and final game between these teams this season and the 2nd of 2 this season Madison Square Garden … The Bruins are 39-26-8 overall and are 23-10-3 on the road … They are 13-5-3 vs. Metropolitan Division teams and are 29-13-5 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Bruins open tonight their 11th and final set of back-to-back games, as they will host Florida tomorrow … They enter this set 6-3-1in the 1st games and 5-4-1 in the 2nd games.
- They also open their 12th and final series of 3-games-in-4-nights this season … They enter this series 5-3-3 in the 1st game, 6-3-2 in the 2nd and 6-4-1 in game 3s.
- The Bruins play tonight the 4th of 4 straight road games (SJ, 3-2L-ANA, 4-0L-LA, 2-1L; NYR) amid a stretch where they play their final 8 road games in a 9-game span.
After hosting FLA on Mar. 24, they will then play in TOR-STL-NJ-CHI before returning home to close out the season with 3 on home ice.
- The Bruins have lost 3 straight games for the 1st time since they went 0-2-1 from Jan. 9-13 and have lost 3 straight in regulation for the 1st time since Dec. 22-27 … They have lost 3 straight road games in regulation for the 1st time this season.
BOSTON vs NEW YORK, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Rangers are meeting for the 640th time in their franchise histories with the Bruins having a 291-242-97-9 record and 2,010-1,855 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 121-142-55-3 in their 320 games of this lifetime series in New York with the Rangers holding a 977-893 scoring edge in those contests.
- The Bruins are 8-2-2 in their last 12 games vs. the Rangers, including a 4-3 victory in Boston on Nov. 27 and 2-1 loss in New York on Jan. 11 in the 1st 2 games of this season’s series … They are 3-2-1 on their last 6 visits to MSG following a 1-5-2 stretch in New York.
- Fun Fact: The Bruins have scored more goals vs. the Rangers than any other opponent, although they have played more games vs.
Montreal.
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