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Boston Bruins @ LA Kings
10:30 pm ET
Boston TV/Radio: NESN, 98.5 FM The Sports Hub
Boston Bruins @ LA Kings
10:30 pm ET
Boston TV/Radio: NESN, 98.5 FM The Sports Hub
LA TV/Radio: BSW, LA Kings Audio Network on @iHeartRadio
TONIGHT’S GAME -The Bruins visit the Kings tonight in the frst of two games between these teams this season and Boston’s lone visit to Crypto.com Arena this year ... The Bruins are 3-0-0 overall this season and they are 1-0-0 on the road ... They are 3-0-0 vs. Western Conference teams. - The Bruins play their frst of 12 sets of back-to-back games tonight vs. Los Angeles and tomorrow in Anaheim ... They are currently 0-0-0 in the frst game of those sets and 0-0-0 in the second games so far. -The Bruins will play game two tonight of their current four-game road trip (1-0-0) ... They will continue their trip in Anaheim on Oct. 22 and in Chicago on Oct. 24.
MILESTONES APPROACHING - Jim Montgomery is two games shy of his 200th NHL game coached. - Kevin Shattenkirk is 3 goals short of his 100th NHL goal. - David Pastrnak is 5 games shy of his 600 NHL games. - Kevin Shattenkirk is 6 games short of his 900th NHL game. - James van Riemsdyk is 6 points shy of his 600th NHL assist. - Brad Marchand is 8 assists short of his 500th NHL assist. - Charlie McAvoy is 8 assists short of his 200th NHL assist. - Charlie Coyle is 8 points shy of his 400th NHL point. - Derek Forbort is 9 points short of his 100th NHL point. - James van Riemsdyk is 9 assists shy of his 300th NHL assist. - Pavel Zacha is 10 goals shy of his 100th NHL goal.
INJURIES - None reported.
BOSTON vs LOS ANGELES, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Kings are meeting for the 149th time in their histories with Boston holding a 89-38-13-8 record and 583-451 scoring advantage in those games. - The Bruins are 40-25-7-1 vs. the Kings in 73 road games with a 264-238 scoring edge in those contests. - The Bruins have taken points out of their last 11 games vs. Los Angeles at 7-0-4 in that span.
NUMBERS 3: Games each so far this season with points – David Pastrnak has 4-1=5 totals in three straight games, and Brad Marchand has 1- 2=3 totals in three games this season.
8: Players on the current roster new to the organization this season – Johnny Beecher, Patrick Brown, Morgan Geekie, Milan Lucic, Ian Mitchell, Matt Poitras, Kevin Shattenkirk, James van Riemsdyk
10: Players on the current roster who played college hockey – Johnny Beecher, Patrick Brown, Charlie Coyle, Derek Forbort, Trent Frederic, Charlie McAvoy, Ian Mitchell, Kevin Shattenkirk, James van Riemsdyk
11: Former frst round draft picks on the current roster – Johnny Beecher, Charlie Coyle, Jake DeBrusk, Derek Forbort, Trent Frederic, Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak, Kevin Shattenkirk, James van Riemsdyk, Pavel Zacha
13: Straight penalty kills for Boston in three games.
579: Current streak of regular season and playoff games sold out at TD Garden.
FUN FACTS - The Bruins currently have 22 players on their roster ... 11 were drafted by the team, four were acquired in trade and seven were signed as free agents. - The Bruins play 11 matinees this season (local time 4:00 pm or earlier) ... They have an 0-0-0 record in afternoon games so far. - The Bruins play 12 sets of back-to-back games this season ... They are currently 0-0-0 in the frst game of those sets and 0-0-0 in the second games so far. - The Bruins are playing game four of a nine-game October schedule tonight (fve home/four road, 3-0-0) ... They will play 13 games in November (fve home/eight road) ... They will play 13 games in December (six home/seven road) ... They will play 14 games in January (seven home/seven road) ...They will play 12 games in February (eight home/four road) ... They will play 14 games in March (seven home/seven road) ... They will play seven games in April (three home/four road).
RECENT TRANSACTIONS October 1: Alex Chiasson released from his PTO. October 1: Michael DiPietro placed on waivers for purpose of assignment to Providence. October 1: Frederic Brunet and Brett Harrison will report to Providence Bruins training camp. October 2: Kyle Keyser placed on waivers for purpose of assignment to Providence. October 2: John Farinacci will report to Providence Bruins training camp. October 3: Alec Regula, Dan Renouf, Anthony Richard, Reilly Walsh and Parker Wotherspoon have been placed on waivers for purpose of assignment to Providence. October 3: Mike Callahan and Fabian Lysell will report to Providence Bruins training camp. October 4: Frederic Brunet signed to a three-year entry-level contract. October 4: Jayson Megna placed on waivers for purpose of assignment to Providence. October 4: Trevor Kuntar, Marc McLaughlin, and Georgii Merkulov will report to Providence Bruins training camp. October 6: Brandon Bussi will report to Providence Bruins training camp. October 7: Jesper Boqvist, Oskar Steen and Jakub Zboril placed on waivers for purpose of assignment to Providence. October 8: AJ Greer and Patrick Brown placed on waivers for purpose of assignment to Providence. October 9: AJ Greer claimed off waivers by Calgary Flames. October 9: Mason Lohrei assigned to Providence/AHL. October 10: Patrick Brown recalled from Providence/AHL.
Tonight's Officials
Referees Cody Beach (45), Francis Charron (6)
Linespersons Ryan Gibbons (58), Travis Toomey (90)
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1 GP | 1-0-0-0 | .944 Sv% | 2.03 GAA
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3 GP | 2-1-0-0 | .916 Sv% | 2.67 GAA | 2 PIM
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