Tonight's Officials
Referees Furman South (13), Ghislain Hebert (22)
Linespersons Bevan Mills (53), Brandon Gawryletz (64)
TONIGHT’S GAME- The Bruins visit the Avalanche tonight in the first of two games between these teams this season and the Bruins’ lone gamein Colorado this season ... The Bruins are 2-2-0 overall this season with a 0-1-0 mark on the road.- The Bruins open a three-game road trip tonight as they face contrests in Colorado tonight, at Utah on Oct. 19, and at Nashville on Oct. 22 ... They will next return to Boston on Oct. 24 to host Dallas.
MILESTONES APPROACHING- David Pastnak is two assists short of his 400th NHL assist.- Pavel Zacha is three points shy of his 300th NHL point.- Trent Frederic is five points short of his 100th NHL point.
INJURIES- Alec Regula is an Injured Non-Roster designee.
BOSTON vs. COLORADO, LIFETIME SERIESThe Bruins and Avalanche are meeting for the 155th time in their histories with Boston holding a 77-58-15-4 record and 579-496 scoring advantage in those games.- The Bruins are 42-28-6-3 in Colorado in 79 road games and a 313-273 scoring edge.- The Bruins have a 4-0-2 record in their last six games vs. the Avalanche.
NUMBERS
5: There are five current Bruins with family NHL legacies include Charlie Coyle (cousins Tony Amonte, Bobby Sheehan),Morgan Geekie (brother Conor), Max Jones (father Brad), Mark Kastelic (grandfather Pat Stapleton, father Ed, cousin MikeStapleton), and Elias Lindholm (father Mikael, cousin Calle Jarnkrok).
7: Players on the current roster new to the organization this season -- Max Jones, Mark Kastelic, Cole Koepke, Joonas Korpisalo, Elias Lindholm, Riley Tufte and Nikita Zadorov.
8: There are eight players on the current roster who played college hockey - Johnny Beecher, Charlie Coyle, Trent Frederic,Cole Koepke, Charlie McAvoy, Andrew Peeke, Jeremy Swayman, Riley Tufte.
12: There are 12 former first round draft picks on the current roster as well - Johnny Beecher, Charlie Coyle, Trent Frederic,Max Jones, Elias Lindholm, Hampus Lindholm, Mason Lohrei, Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak, Riley Tufte, Pavel Zacha, NikitaZadorov.
621: Current streak of regular season and playoff games sold out at TD Garden.
FUN FACTS- The Bruins currently have 23 players on their roster ... nine were drafted by the team, six were acquired in trade and eightwere signed as free agents.- The Bruins play 17 matinees this season (local time 4:00 pm or earlier) ... They have a 1-1-0 record in afternoon games so far.- The Bruins play nine sets of back-to-back games this season ... They are currently 0-0-0 in the first game of those sets and0-0-0 in the second games so far.- The Bruins are playing game five of an 11-game October schedule today (six home/five road, 2-2-0) ... They will play 14 gamesin November (eight home, six road) ... They will play 14 games in December (six home, eight road) ... They will play 13 gamesin January (six home, seven road) ... They will play seven games in February (six home, one road) ... They will play 14 games inMarch (four home, ten road) ... They will play eight games in April (four home, four road).