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Referees Kevin Pollock (33), Wes McCauley (4)
Linesmen David Brisebois (96), Steve Barton (59)
Ntl. Anthem Jordan Smith (U.S.); Simple Plan (Canadian)
UPCOMING MILESTONES
- The Bruins currently have a lifetime record of 2,999-2,279-791-139 in 6,208 regular season games … With their next win, they will become just the 2nd team in NHL history with 3,000 regular season victories (Montreal has 3,281 entering today’s game).
BOSTON vs. MONTREAL, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Canadiens are meeting for the 733rd time in their franchise histories with the Bruins having a 272-348-103-9 record and Montreal holding a 2,219-1,929 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 165-139-56-6 in their 366 home games of this lifetime series with a 1,069-995 scoring edge in those contests.
- The Bruins snapped an 0-6-1 stretch vs. the Canadiens with a 3-1 win in Montreal on Dec. 9 in the last game between these teams …
Montreal had won the 1st 2 games of this season’s series with 4-2 wins each Oct. 10 in Boston and Nov. 7 in Montreal and the Bruins are 2-10-2 in their last 14 games overall vs. the Canadiens … They are winless in their last 7 home games of this lifetime series at 0-5- 2 with their last home win vs. Montreal a 2-1 victory on Jan. 12, 2012, and they are 4-6-2 in their last 12 vs. Montreal on home ice.
- Fun Fact: The 733 regular season games between Boston and Montreal are the most vs. any 2 rivals in NHL history (CHI-DET, 729).
TODAY’S GAME
- The Bruins host the Canadiens in the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic today in the 4th of 5 games between these teams this season and the 2nd of 2 Boston home games of this season’s series… The Bruins are 20-12-4 overall and are 9-9-2 on home ice …
They are 9-5-0 vs. Atlantic Division teams and are 15-6-1 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Bruins are playing game 10 today of a stretch in which they play 9 of 11 games on home ice from Dec. 12-Jan. 5.
- The Bruins are hosting their 2nd Winter Classic game, as they defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 2-1 in OT, on Jan. 1, 2010 at Fenway Park.
BONNE ANNÉE / HAPPY NEW YEAR
The Canadiens all-time record on January 1 is 14 wins, 14 losses, 5 ties (88 goals for, 82 goals against) and their last New Year’s Day game played was in 1996-97 (a 6-4 win in Dallas). It’s only the second time that they play on a Friday, January 1. The only other occurrence was a 2-1 loss on January 1, 1926 against the Pittsburgh Pirates (and not the Penguins)