Tonight's Officials
Referees Justin Kea (44), Steve Kozari (40)
Linespersons Shandor Alphonso (52), Dan Kelly (98)
Supervisor Marc Joannette
NHL PRESS NOTES FOR GAME #30
TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins host the Wild tonight in the first of two games between these teams this season and the Wild’s lone visit to TD Garden this year ... The Bruins are 19-5-5 overall this season and they are 10-2-2 on home ice ... They are 9-0-1 in games vs. Western Conference teams this season.-The Bruins conclude tonight their two-game home stand vs. Minnesota (0-0-1) ... They will next face three road games to Winnipeg on 12/22, Minnesota on 12/23 and Buffalo on 12/27.
MILESTONES APPROACHING - Kevin Shattenkirk is 1 goal short of his 100th NHL goal.- Pavel Zacha is 2 goals shy of his 100th NHL goal.- Pavel Zacha is 6 games shy of his 500th NHL game.- Brandon Carlo is 8 points short of his 100th NHL point.
INJURIES (51 Man-games lost)- Charlie McAvoy: Day-to-day - Pavel Zacha: Day-to-day - Derek Forbort: LTIR
BOSTON vs MINNESOTA, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Wild are meeting for the 31st time in their histories with a 14-15-0-1 mark and the Wild holding 77-75 scoring edge in those games.- The Bruins are 6-9-0-0 lifetime in 15 games at TD Garden with Minnesota having a 44-37 scoring advantage in those contests.
The Bruins have just four teams with a winning record over Boston (ANA, DET, MIN and MTL) overall, but the Wild are the only opponent with a winning record in Boston.