Tonight's Officials
Referees Chris Lee (28), Tom Chmielewski (18)
Linespersons Ryan Galloway (82), Derek Nansen (70)
Supervisor Brad Meier
Ntl. Anthem Stacey Nattrass
TONIGHT The Bruins visit the Jets in the first of two games between these teams this season and the Bruins’ lone visit to Canada Life Centre this year ... The Bruins are 19-5-6 overall this season and they are 9-3-3 on the road ... They are 9-0-2 in games vs.Western Conference teams this season.- The Bruins play the fifth of their 12 sets of back-to-back games this season tonight in Winnipeg and tomorrow in Minnesota ...They are currently 3-1-0 in the first game of those sets and 2-1-1 in the second games Bruins open their two-game road trip in Winnipeg tonight and conclude in Minnesota tomorrow ... They play in Buffalo on12/27 and will finish the year hosting New Jersey on 12/30 and playing in Detroit on 12/31.
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 5 games shy of his 500th NHL game.- Brandon Carlo is 8 points short of his 100th NHL point.
INJURIES (52 Man-games lost)- Matt Grzelcyl: Day-to-day- Derek Forbort: LTIR
BOSTON vs WINNIPEG, LIFETIME SERIES- The Bruins and Jets are meeting for the 70th time in their histories with a 42-18-2-7 mark and 220-191 scoring advantage in those games.- The Bruins are 18-13-0-4 lifetime in 35 games in Winnipeg with a 100-95 scoring edge in those contests.- The Bruins have won their last six straight decisions over the Jets.