4-15-2013 - NEVER FORGET
REMINDER - GAME IS ON NBC BOSTON
Today's Officials
Referees Gord Dwyer (19), Marc Joannette (25)
Standby Brad Watson (23)
Linesmen Steve Barton (59), Jonny Murray (95)
Ntl. Anthem Brenden MacGowan
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
REALLY OTTAWA???????
BOSTON vs OTTAWA, LIFETIME SERIES
The Bruins and Senators are meeting for the first time in the playoffs since the Senators began NHL play in 1992 … That leaves 8 teams that Boston has not yet played in the post-season (Anaheim, Arizona, Calgary, Columbus, Minnesota, Nashville, San Jose,Winnipeg).
The Bruins played the original Ottawa Senators in the 1927 Stanley Cup Final, won by Ottawa in four games.
The Bruins now lead the Senators, 1-0, all-time in playoff games with a 2-1 scoring edge.
2017 ROUND ONE SERIES vs OTTAWA
The Bruins and Senators play game 2 of their Round One series today with Boston holding a 1-0 series lead … The series will next go to Boston for games 3 (Apr. 17) and 4 (Apr. 19) … If necessary, games 5 (Apr. 21) and 7 (Apr. 26) will be in Ottawa with game 6 (Apr. 23) in Boston.
The Bruins enter tonight’s game with a 34-14 record when leading a best-of-7 series 1-0 … They are 30-17-1 all-time in game 2snwhen leading a best-of-7 series 1-0 (game 2 of their 1951 SF series vs. Toronto ended in a 1-1 tie due to a Toronto sporting event curfew law).
They have a 23-7 series record when leading a best-of-7 series 2-0 and a 23-14 series record when series are tied at 1-1 after game 2.
Drew Stafford is the only current Bruin who has previously faced Ottawa in a playoff series (played one scoreless game while with Buffalo in 2007).
Zdeno Chara played 45 playoff games with Ottawa from the 2002-2006 post-seasons with 3-11=14 totals in those games.
Gm 1, Apr. 12: Bos 2 at Ott 1 … Bobby Ryan opened the series scoring with a 2nd period goal for Ottawa, who held the Bruins without a shot in that period … The Bruins scored twice in the 3rd for the win, as Frank Vatrano evened the score with his 1st career playoff goal & Brad Marchand netted the GWG with 2:33 remaining in regulation … 8 Bruins made their playoff debuts in the game with Charlie McAvoy playing his 1st career NHL game … Tuukka Rask took the win in goal … SOG: Bos 25, Ott 27 … PP: 0/4 … PK: 0/2
MILESTONES APPROACHING
Patrice Bergeron is four games short of his 100th NHL playoff game.
INJURIES
Torey Krug – Lower body
Noel Acciari – Upper body
Brandon Carlo – Upper body
David Krejci – Upper body
Colin Miller- Lower body
2016-17 SEASON SERIES vs. OTTAWA
- The Bruins were 0-3-1 vs. Ottawa this season with a 3-1 loss in Ottawa on Nov. 24, 4-2 setback in Ottawa on Mar. 6, 3-2 loss in
Boston on Mar. 21 and 2-1 shootout loss in Boston on Apr. 6.
- The Senators outscored the Bruins by an 11-6 margin (not including the shootout deciding goal).
- Torey Krug (1-3=4) led the Bruins in scoring in the four games … Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak had 1-1=2 totals each.
- Tuukka Rask played all four games in goal with a 2.49 GAA and .902 save percentage in the series.
Season Series Fun Facts: 5 of Boston’s 6 goals in the series were scored on the power play and they went 1 for 1 on the power play in
3 of the 4 games … The Bruins scored 4 of their 6 goals in the 1st period with the other 2 scored in the 3rd … The home team outshot
the visitor in all 4 games … This was the 1st season in which the Bruins did not have a win vs. the Senators
The Boston Bruins will be down to the ninth defenseman on their organizational depth chart and without their second-line center once again when they try to take a 2-0 first-round series lead against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday.
Colin Miller is expected to join the Bruins' banged up blueline brigade, which already includes Torey Krug and Brandon Carlo, as a result of a second period knee-on-knee collision with Mark Borowiecki in Game 1. Expected to take his lineup spot is Joe Morrow, a former first round pick who suited up for just 17 games this season with Boston -- the most recent on Jan. 22.
While Miller attempted to skate on Friday, David Krejci wasn't even at practice. The veteran center, who has twice led the NHL in playoffs scoring, also missed Game 1 while dealing with what's believed to be an upper-body injury.
Coach Bruce Cassidy said Krejci would be "unavailable" for Game 2.
"He's day-to-day. He wasn't very good today," Cassidy said. "We were hoping he'd skate. It didn't happen. Not playing for four days, it's going to be difficult (for Saturday). We hope he'll come around, but I guess I should say it's not looking good for him."
The Senators are hopeful for the return of defenseman Marc Methot, who hasn't played since having the tip of his finger severed by a slash on March 23.
Coach Guy Boucher says Erik Karlsson's regular partner is "close", but Methot is still having difficulty shooting the puck.
"There's a whole bunch of stuff going on," Methot said Friday. "At the end of the day, I just want to be able to an effective player and help the team when I am coming back in, and not hurting anybody by coming back prematurely.
"When I get to that point, I'll know, whether it's tomorrow or the next game, we'll deal with it."
The Senators will need to get their offense untracked if they want to even a series that saw them lose the opener, 2-1. In their last 29 games, they have scored a total of 16 goals.
However, morale in the Ottawa room remains high.
"It's a long series," Senators center Kyle Turris said. "We knew the odds of us sweeping Boston weren't very good. We figured we'd lose at some point. We've just got to take the right steps to get back in the win column.
"We're a confident group. It was nice to get home ice advantage, but we're used to playing on the road, too. We're fine."
Following Wednesday's game, Boston winger Brad Marchand said he didn't think his team would win the series unless it started playing better.
Of particular concern to the Bruins is Ottawa's defensive structure, which played a part in preventing them from getting a single shot on goal in the second period of Game 1.
"I think definitely (improvements are needed) in the way we take care of the puck," Marchand said Friday. "You saw in the second period, we played right into their hands. And that's when they're at their best."
REMINDER - GAME IS ON NBC BOSTON
Today's Officials
Referees Gord Dwyer (19), Marc Joannette (25)
Standby Brad Watson (23)
Linesmen Steve Barton (59), Jonny Murray (95)
Ntl. Anthem Brenden MacGowan
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
REALLY OTTAWA???????
BOSTON vs OTTAWA, LIFETIME SERIES
The Bruins and Senators are meeting for the first time in the playoffs since the Senators began NHL play in 1992 … That leaves 8 teams that Boston has not yet played in the post-season (Anaheim, Arizona, Calgary, Columbus, Minnesota, Nashville, San Jose,Winnipeg).
The Bruins played the original Ottawa Senators in the 1927 Stanley Cup Final, won by Ottawa in four games.
The Bruins now lead the Senators, 1-0, all-time in playoff games with a 2-1 scoring edge.
2017 ROUND ONE SERIES vs OTTAWA
The Bruins and Senators play game 2 of their Round One series today with Boston holding a 1-0 series lead … The series will next go to Boston for games 3 (Apr. 17) and 4 (Apr. 19) … If necessary, games 5 (Apr. 21) and 7 (Apr. 26) will be in Ottawa with game 6 (Apr. 23) in Boston.
The Bruins enter tonight’s game with a 34-14 record when leading a best-of-7 series 1-0 … They are 30-17-1 all-time in game 2snwhen leading a best-of-7 series 1-0 (game 2 of their 1951 SF series vs. Toronto ended in a 1-1 tie due to a Toronto sporting event curfew law).
They have a 23-7 series record when leading a best-of-7 series 2-0 and a 23-14 series record when series are tied at 1-1 after game 2.
Drew Stafford is the only current Bruin who has previously faced Ottawa in a playoff series (played one scoreless game while with Buffalo in 2007).
Zdeno Chara played 45 playoff games with Ottawa from the 2002-2006 post-seasons with 3-11=14 totals in those games.
Gm 1, Apr. 12: Bos 2 at Ott 1 … Bobby Ryan opened the series scoring with a 2nd period goal for Ottawa, who held the Bruins without a shot in that period … The Bruins scored twice in the 3rd for the win, as Frank Vatrano evened the score with his 1st career playoff goal & Brad Marchand netted the GWG with 2:33 remaining in regulation … 8 Bruins made their playoff debuts in the game with Charlie McAvoy playing his 1st career NHL game … Tuukka Rask took the win in goal … SOG: Bos 25, Ott 27 … PP: 0/4 … PK: 0/2
MILESTONES APPROACHING
Patrice Bergeron is four games short of his 100th NHL playoff game.
INJURIES
Torey Krug – Lower body
Noel Acciari – Upper body
Brandon Carlo – Upper body
David Krejci – Upper body
Colin Miller- Lower body
2016-17 SEASON SERIES vs. OTTAWA
- The Bruins were 0-3-1 vs. Ottawa this season with a 3-1 loss in Ottawa on Nov. 24, 4-2 setback in Ottawa on Mar. 6, 3-2 loss in
Boston on Mar. 21 and 2-1 shootout loss in Boston on Apr. 6.
- The Senators outscored the Bruins by an 11-6 margin (not including the shootout deciding goal).
- Torey Krug (1-3=4) led the Bruins in scoring in the four games … Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak had 1-1=2 totals each.
- Tuukka Rask played all four games in goal with a 2.49 GAA and .902 save percentage in the series.
Season Series Fun Facts: 5 of Boston’s 6 goals in the series were scored on the power play and they went 1 for 1 on the power play in
3 of the 4 games … The Bruins scored 4 of their 6 goals in the 1st period with the other 2 scored in the 3rd … The home team outshot
the visitor in all 4 games … This was the 1st season in which the Bruins did not have a win vs. the Senators
The Boston Bruins will be down to the ninth defenseman on their organizational depth chart and without their second-line center once again when they try to take a 2-0 first-round series lead against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday.
Colin Miller is expected to join the Bruins' banged up blueline brigade, which already includes Torey Krug and Brandon Carlo, as a result of a second period knee-on-knee collision with Mark Borowiecki in Game 1. Expected to take his lineup spot is Joe Morrow, a former first round pick who suited up for just 17 games this season with Boston -- the most recent on Jan. 22.
While Miller attempted to skate on Friday, David Krejci wasn't even at practice. The veteran center, who has twice led the NHL in playoffs scoring, also missed Game 1 while dealing with what's believed to be an upper-body injury.
Coach Bruce Cassidy said Krejci would be "unavailable" for Game 2.
"He's day-to-day. He wasn't very good today," Cassidy said. "We were hoping he'd skate. It didn't happen. Not playing for four days, it's going to be difficult (for Saturday). We hope he'll come around, but I guess I should say it's not looking good for him."
The Senators are hopeful for the return of defenseman Marc Methot, who hasn't played since having the tip of his finger severed by a slash on March 23.
Coach Guy Boucher says Erik Karlsson's regular partner is "close", but Methot is still having difficulty shooting the puck.
"There's a whole bunch of stuff going on," Methot said Friday. "At the end of the day, I just want to be able to an effective player and help the team when I am coming back in, and not hurting anybody by coming back prematurely.
"When I get to that point, I'll know, whether it's tomorrow or the next game, we'll deal with it."
The Senators will need to get their offense untracked if they want to even a series that saw them lose the opener, 2-1. In their last 29 games, they have scored a total of 16 goals.
However, morale in the Ottawa room remains high.
"It's a long series," Senators center Kyle Turris said. "We knew the odds of us sweeping Boston weren't very good. We figured we'd lose at some point. We've just got to take the right steps to get back in the win column.
"We're a confident group. It was nice to get home ice advantage, but we're used to playing on the road, too. We're fine."
Following Wednesday's game, Boston winger Brad Marchand said he didn't think his team would win the series unless it started playing better.
Of particular concern to the Bruins is Ottawa's defensive structure, which played a part in preventing them from getting a single shot on goal in the second period of Game 1.
"I think definitely (improvements are needed) in the way we take care of the puck," Marchand said Friday. "You saw in the second period, we played right into their hands. And that's when they're at their best."
