Tonight's Officials
Referees Graham Skilliter (24), Chris Lee (28)
Linespersons Travis Toomey (90), Trent Knorr (74)
TONIGHT’S GAME- The Bruins travel to Los Angeles tonight in the second of two games between these teams this season and Boston’s lone visit to Crypto.com Arena this year ... The Bruins are 30-32-9 overall this season with an 11-20-3 record on the road.- The Bruins are playing this weekend the ninth of ten sets of back-to-back games this season ... They are currently 4-5-0 inthe first game of those sets and 5-2-1 in the second games so far.- The Bruins are playing their 11th of 13 sets of three-games-in-four nights this season ... They are 4-7-0 in the first game, 6-4-1in the second game, and 4-5-1 in the third games so far.- The Bruins continue their five-game road trip tonight in Los Angeles (0-2-0), as they will finish the month on the road ...They will continue in Anaheim on Mar. 26 and finish in Detroit on Mar. 29.
MILESTONES APPROACHING- Jeremy Swayman is one win shy of his 100th NHL win.- Andrew Peeke is two games short of his 300th NHL game.- Parker Wotherspoon is three games shy of his 100th NHL game.- Henri Jokiharju is four games shy of his 400th NHL game.- Henri Jokiharju is six points short of his 100th NHL point.- Elias Lindholm is seven points short of his 600th NHL point.
INJURIES- Hampus Lindholm: Lower body (LTIR)- Charlie McAvoy: Upper body (LTIR)- Mark Kastelic: Upper body
BOSTON vs. LOS ANGELES, LIFETIME SERIES- The Bruins and Kings are meeting for the 152nd time in their histories with the Bruins having a 91-38-13-9 record and a 593-459 scoring advantage in those games.- The Bruins are 41-25-7-1 lifetime at Los Angeles with a 268-240 advantage scoring edge in those 74 contests.- The Bruins have taken points out of 14 straight games from the Kings at 9-0-5 in that span, including a 2-1/OT win on Oct. 14in the first game of this season’s series.