BRUINS GDT GAME 37 7:08 PM - THE BEAR wants a Penguin dinner - ESPN, SNO, SNE, 98.5 WBZ-FM

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The Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins look to maintain their recent winning form when they meet for the first of three times this season on Thursday night in Boston.

Both teams were last in action on Tuesday. Boston extended its perfect run following the NHL's holiday break (4-0-0) and returned to the top of the overall league standings with a 4-1 win at Columbus, while a 4-3 home setback against Washington ended Pittsburgh's 5-0-1 streak.

Bruins forward James van Riemsdyk used a three-point effort at Columbus to emerge as the latest star during Boston's recent surge. The victory was more evidence that the break came at a great time, with the Bruins moving past a season-long losing streak before Christmas (0-2-2).

"We were playing a little bit uneven going into (the break)," van Riemsdyk said. "We really took advantage of that as far as hitting the reset and kind of getting back to the things that made us successful."

van Riemsdyk, who was scratched for Boston's 5-3 win at Detroit on Sunday, made an immediate impact with new linemates Trent Frederic and Danton Heinen against the Blue Jackets. The trio scored Boston's last three goals.

"Really pleased. They played a big, heavy game," Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. "I thought the third goal (by Heinen) that extended the lead was huge for us."

Lineup decisions will become even harder with rookie forward Matt Poitras due back in Boston after his IIHF World Junior Championship stint with Canada ended on Tuesday in the quarterfinals.

Forward Georgii Merkulov played in three games since being recalled from AHL affiliate Providence.

"(Poitras) won't be an option for (Thursday), and then we'll start discussing integration back into the lineup," Montgomery said.

Defenseman Mason Lohrei, who was hit in the mouth with a puck and required stitches on Tuesday, should be available against Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh spotted Washington a 4-0 lead in Tuesday's first period, but a three-goal comeback fell just short against a team that it was tied with in the Metropolitan Division entering the game.

"I didn't think (goalie Tristan Jarry) had his best, but I didn't think the team had its best either early in the game," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. "I loved our compete level and climbing back in the game. We certainly made it a game, but we can't spot a team those types of goals early on."

Sidney Crosby, who passed Joe Thornton as the 12th-leading point scorer in NHL history with 1,540, was one of three Penguins to post a goal and an assist.

Despite the loss, the Penguins are within three points of rival Philadelphia, which holds the No. 1 wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, although four other teams also are within three points.

The Penguins' recent win streak included a pair of two-goal victories following a 7-0 shutout of the New York Islanders.

Jarry and Alex Nedeljkovic, who entered in relief against Washington, had a .910 save percentage during the Penguins' 7-3-3 December.

The Penguins' penalty kill has been especially strong lately. Washington scored only the second power-play goal allowed by Pittsburgh over its last seven games after giving up five in a three-game span.

"Some guys might be playing with different guys," said Penguins forward Noel Acciari, who played with the Bruins for four seasons from 2016-19. "But all in all, we're just kind of all on the same page, knowing each other's jobs."

Tuesday marked the return of Penguins forward Bryan Rust, who had been out with an upper-body injury since Dec. 6.

Pittsburgh defenseman John Ludvig (upper body) was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday, with Ryan Shea recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
 

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Thursday, January 4 (Warrior Ice Arena | TD Garden)
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- Head Coach Jim Montgomery and select players available to media following the game
 

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Play with the intensity of the last few last games. Take nothing for granted. Play fast. Play smart. Get pucks to the net. Stop the overpasses and just shoot! Clear the puck when needed. Get the physicality going. Keep the legs moving and battle on the boards. We got this. So let's get it!









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I hate the sweater stealing dirty birds! I think JVR will have a big night, there must have been a lot of bad blood when he was with the Flyers.

Another win would be great, no injuries would be awesome. We always seem to get injuries when playing the Pitts and Caps.

Get the win! Remember the hate!
 

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I hate the sweater stealing dirty birds! I think JVR will have a big night, there must have been a lot of bad blood when he was with the Flyers.

Another win would be great, no injuries would be awesome. We always seem to get injuries when playing the Pitts and Caps.

Get the win! Remember the hate!
Probably, he has a good amount of history against the Bruins. Just the two I know of, he scored the 1st goal for the Flyers in game 7 of the 2010 comeback series. And, he had an assist for the Leafs in their first goal of game 7 in 2013.
 

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Mason Lohrei, who took a puck off the kisser that required some stitches in Columbus, missed practice to tend to some repairs. Montgomery expects the rookie defenseman back for Thursday’s game against the Penguins …

Matt Poitras, who was scheduled to travel back to Boston from Sweden Wednesday, will not be an option for Thursday’s game. Montgomery said the organization will “start discussing integration back into the lineup,” when the rookie center returns. The Bruins host the Lightning Saturday before a four-game trip beginning Monday in Colorado …
 

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I hate the sweater stealing dirty birds! I think JVR will have a big night, there must have been a lot of bad blood when he was with the Flyers.

Another win would be great, no injuries would be awesome. We always seem to get injuries when playing the Pitts and Caps.

Get the win! Remember the hate!
All somehow made worse by the acquisition of the flightless birds by Red Sox ownership group(FSG)…so this is now a kind of crosstown rivalry, Bruins vs the “Fenguins”:laugh:
 

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I remember years back Sinden was being interviewed and asked if he thought the new NHL teams name, The Mighty Ducks, was a funny name for an NHL team. Sinden shot back yes, but that he thought that The Penguins were also a funny name for an NHL team. Wonder if that's why later on they stole the look of his sweater.
 
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I didn't realize how hot the pens were before the break. Let's hope xmas threw their game off.
 

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I remember years back Sinden was being interviewed and asked if he thought the new NHL teams name, The Mighty Ducks, was a funny name for an NHL team. Sinden shot back yes, but that he thought that The Penguins were also a funny name for an NHL team. Wonder if that's why later on they stole the look of his sweater.
"On 01.30.80, the Penguins wore black and gold for the first time. With the Steelers winning the Super Bowl and the Pirates capturing the World Series title in the same year, the struggling Penguins hoped to gain fan support by aligning their colors with the other teams in the "City of Champions."

Boston protested the color change to the NHL, arguing that black and gold had always been exclusively associated with the Bruins. However, the Penguins prevailed by virtue of a precedent set by the Pittsburgh Pirates hockey club of the late 1920's, which sported the colors. The Pens' new uniforms were the same design as the previous ones, with black replacing dark blue and gold replacing light blue. From 1981.82 through the 1984.85 season, the team alternated wearing gold sweaters with white at home."
 

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Regular GDT's return Saturday

I love that CMac got the center stretch yesterday at the end of practice.

Per the Pens notes from yesterday, they've juggled the 3rd pair D but the forwards look like:

Guentzel-Crosby-Rakell
Smith-Malkin-Rust
O’Connor-Eller-Puustinen
Harkins-Acciari-Carter

The first 2 D pairs:
Pettersson-Letang
Joseph-Karlsson




Congrats to Shatty, Pasta and CMac!

 

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Let's keep this going.

I did like Merkulov between Freddy/JVR the other 2 games but even with Heinen slotted there the last game that line stood out.

Lines starting to find some chemistry, hopefully Monty doesn't go full blender
 

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Back from vacation to El Salvador and can finally watch my first game in 2 weeks. Super excited for this one.

Not sure why but every time we play the Penguins, I think about when Marchand was chirping Matt Cooke then sped down the ice and sniped one.
THAT was so cool. Looks like Andy Ference thought it was fun also!

 
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