Tonight's Officials
Referees TJ Luxmore (21), Francois St Laurent (38)
Linesmen Pierre Racicot (65), David Brisebois (96)
WAYBACK MACHINE
BOSTON vs MINNESOTA, LIFETIME SERIES
The Bruins and Wild are meeting for the 21st time in their histories with the Bruins having a 6-13-1 record and the Wild holding a 56- 37 scoring advantage in those contests.
The Bruins are 2-8-0 in games played between the teams in Boston, with Minnesota holding a 31-17 scoring edge.
The Wild swept the season series 2-0-0 in 2016-17, with Devan Dubnyk earning shutouts in both Minnesota wins … Dubnyk stopped all 52 combined shots faced.
MILESTONES APPROACHING
Zdeno Chara is expected to play in his 833rd career game as a Bruin tonight, tying Dit Clapper for 4th-most games played by a defenseman in team history.
Paul Postma is three games played shy of 200 for his career.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2017-18: 50)
Noel Acciari – Left index finger surgery, approx. 6 wks from 10/5 vs NSH (IR)
Ryan Spooner – Right groin adductor tear, approx. 6 wks from 10/15 at VGK (IR)
Adam McQuaid – Broken right fibula, approx. 8 wks from 10/19 vs VAN (IR) -
David Krejci – Upper body suffered 10/19 vs VAN, wk-to-wk
Anton Khudobin – Lower body suffered in practice 10/29
David Backes – Underwent surgery on 11/2 to remove a portion of his colon, expected to miss 8 wks (IR)