Prudential Center - Newark
Tonight's Officials
Referees Cody Beach (32), Gord Dwyer (19)
Linespersons Libor Suchanek (60), CJ Murray (68)
TONIGHT’S GAME- The Bruins travel to New Jersey tonight in the first of three games between these teams this season and the first of two Boston visits to the Prudential Center this year ... The Bruins are 23-19-6 overall this season with a 9-12-3 record on the road.- The Bruins open tonight their sixth of nine sets of back-to-back games this season ... They are currently 2-3-0 in the first game of those sets and 4-0-1 in the second games so far.- The Bruins are playing their seventh and eighth of ten sets of three-games-in-four nights this season ... They are 3-4-0 in the first games, 4-1-1 in the second games, and are 2-3-1 in the third games so far.- The Bruins play at New Jersey tonight ... They will then return home to host Ottawa tomorrow and then host Colorado on Jan. 25.
MILESTONES APPROACHING- Morgan Geekie is one game short of his 300th NHL game.- Charlie McAvoy is one game short of his 500 NHL games.- Johnny Beecher is two games short of his 100th NHL game.- Charlie McAvoy is three points short of his 300th NHL point.- Jeremy Swayman is six wins shy of his 100th NHL win.- Pavel Zacha is six games short of his 600th NHL game.- Joonas Korpisalo is nine games shy of his 300th NHL game.
INJURIES- Hampus Lindholm: Lower body (LTIR)- Charlie McAvoy: (IR)- Cole Koepke: (IR)- Mark Kastelic: (IR)
BOSTON vs. NEW JERSEY, LIFETIME SERIES- The Bruins and Devils are meeting for the 178th time in their histories with Boston holding a 100-45-19-14 record and a 587-453 scoring advantage in those games.- The Bruins are 46-22-11-8 vs. the Devils with a 269-210 scoring edge in those 87 road games.- The Bruins are 8-0-1 their last nine games vs. the Devils.
