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Boston Bruins (43 GP 26-8-9 61 Pts.) vs. Colorado Avalanche (45 GP 29-13-3 61 Pts.)
Streaming: ESPN+
Boston Bruins (43 GP 26-8-9 61 Pts.) vs. Colorado Avalanche (45 GP 29-13-3 61 Pts.)
7:00 pm ET
Streaming: ESPN+
Boston TV/Radio: NESN, 98.5 FM The Sports Hub
Colorado TV/Radio: ALT
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Tonight's Officials
Referees Francois St Laurent (8), Morgan MacPhee (43)
Linespersons Jesse Marquis (86), Andrew Smith (51)
TONIGHT’S GAME-The Bruins host the Avalanche tonight in the second and final game between these teams this season and Colorado’s lone visit to TD Garden this year ... The Bruins are 26-8- 9 overall this season and they are 13-3-3 on home ice ... They are 10-2-5 in games vs.Eastern Conference teams this season.-The Bruins play game two of their five-game home vs. Colorado tonight ... They will continue with Montreal on 1/20, with Winnipeg on 1/22 and vs. Carolina on 1/24.
INJURIES (83 Man-games lost)- Matt Poitras: Day-to-day- Brandon Carlo: IR- Derek Forbort: LTIR
BOSTON vs COLORADO, LIFETIME SERIES- The Bruins and Avalanche are meeting for the 154th time in their histories with a 76-58-15-4 record and 574-494 scoring advantagein those games.- The Bruins are 34-30-9-1 lifetime in 74 home games with a 261-221 scoring edge in those contests.
NHL TOP FIVE RANKINGS- The Bruins are currently ranked second for the overall lead in the league’s win percentage at .709 and they are tied for second with 61 points.- The Bruins currently rank fifth in the NHL in power play (36/133) at 27.1%.- The Bruins currently rank fourth in the NHL in penalty killing (135/160) at 84.4%.- Jeremy Swayman is currently ranked fifth in the NHL with a .922 save percentage.- David Pastrnak is currently third in the NHL with 61 points, is tied for fifth in the league with 26 goals and is fourth with 26 powerplay points.- Pastrnak leads the league this season with 215 shots of goal.
MILESTONES APPROACHING- Pavel Zacha is 1 goal shy of his 100th NHL goal.- Brandon Carlo is 4 points short of his 100th NHL point.- Hampus Lindholm is 6 points shy of his 300th NHL point.- Brad Marchand is 9 goals shy of his 400th NHL goal.- Jim Montgomery is 9 wins short of his 100th win behind the Boston bench.- Brad Marchand is 10 games short of becoming the eighth Bruin in team history to play his 1,000th NHL game with the team.
PLAYER CAREER SEASON-HIGHS APPROACHING - Morgan Geekie is 1 goal short of tying his career season-high in goals (9 in 2022-23)- Oskar Steen is 1 goal short of tying his career season-high in goals (2 in 2021-22)- Matt Grzelcyk is 3 goals short of tying his career season-high in goals (5 in 2020-21)- Brandon Carlo is 4 goals short of tying his career season-high in goals (6 in 2016-17 and 2021-22)- Jakub Lauko is 4 goal short of tying his career season-high in goals (4 in 2022-23)- Jakub Lauko is 4 points short of tying his career season-high in points (7 in 2022-23)-Trent Frederic is 4 assists short of tying his career season-high in assists (14 in 2022-23)- Oskar Steen is 4 assists short of tying his career season-high in assists (4 in 2021-22)-Trent Frederic is 4 goals short of tying his career season-high in goals (17 in 2022-23)- Oskar Steen is 5 points short of tying his career season-high in points (6 in 2021-22)
Jeremy Swayman
24 GP | 13-3-0-7 | .922 Sv% | 2.38 GAA | 3 SO
Alexander Georgiev
37 GP | 24-10-0-2 | .897 Sv% | 2.92 GAA | 2 SO | 1 A | 1 Pt. | 2 PIM
