BRUINS GDT GAME 79 7:08 PM - THE BEAR visits beautiful downtown Newark - NESN Plus, ESPN+, 98.5 WBZ-TV

[Fenway]

Tonight's Officials

Referees Mitch Dunning (20), Chris Rooney (5)
Linespersons Devin Berg (87), Jonny Murray (95)

TONIGHT’S GAME- The Bruins travel to New Jersey tonight in the second of three games between these teams this season and the second of two Boston visits to Prudential Center this year ... The Bruins are 31-37-9 overall this season with an 11-25-3 record on the road.- The Bruins are finishing tonight their 13th and final set of three-games-in-four nights ... They are 5-8-0 in the first games, 7-5-1in the second games and are 4-7-1 in the third games so far.- The Bruins play in New Jersey tonight ... They will conclude their season vs. Chicago on Apr. 10, at Pittsburgh on April 13, and vs. New Jersey on Apr. 15

MILESTONES APPROACHING- Elias Lindholm is four games shy of his 900th NHL games.- Henri Jokiharju is five points short of his 100th NHL point.

INJURIES- Hampus Lindholm: Lower body (LTIR)- Charlie McAvoy: Upper body (LTIR)- Mark Kastelic: Upper body

BOSTON vs. NEW JERSEY, LIFETIME SERIES- The Bruins and Devils are meeting for the 180th time in their histories with a 100-46-19-14 record and a 588-458 scoring edge in those games.- The Bruins are 46-23-11-8 in New Jersey with a 270-215 scoring advantage in those 88 road games.- The Devils won the first game of this season’s series with a 5-1 win on Jan. 22.​

 

[BiteThisBurrows]

Help Geekie get a goal and then take the rest of the night off.

 

[Bruin4]

Pasta Pasta Pasta !!!

 

[Dueling Banjos]

Love the title

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

It'd be fun to root for 1 more win on the season. Maybe April 15th.

 

[LJReborn]

I'll be in a luxury box tonight rooting on the B's. No tank for a night

 

[Fenway]

Here is the grim reality

If the Bruins can hold on to the 4th pick, they have a shot at a good center that may make the team next year.

But you think we are a mess? Just take a look at the New York Rangers.

 

[Mantis]

 

[Dueling Banjos]

 

[Fenway]

Newark is to be kind hardscrabble.

It is only 12 miles from Manhattan, but while Jersey City and Hoboken have become upscale, Newark not exactly.




It is

 

[Aussie Bruin]

Here is the grim reality

If the Bruins can hold on to the 4th pick, they have a shot at a good center that may make the team next year.

But you think we are a mess? Just take a look at the New York Rangers.

There are almost always teams in a worse position than yours. If the Bruins can cash in on a top 5 pick, make some other good moves in the offseason, get healthy and scoot straight back up the standings, they'll be extremely fortunate and this couple of months of bad hockey will be no more than a short, barely-remembered bad dream. Getting all that right won't be easy but at least they will be able to have a good crack at it.

Impossible to read how this game will go because the Devils, like the Canes who will shortly be their first round opponents, have absolutely nothing to play for other than their fans. That at least gives the Bruins a fighting chance and we are very much in that late stage of the season where we are seeing some strange results.

Maybe the best case scenario for Boston is an OT or narrow regulation loss where they put in a decent showing, someone not on the top line actually does something, but they don't add too much to the points total. Hopefully it's a good game because there have been some real snoozers in Newark over the years.

 

[Gee Wally]

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

 

[Ladyfan]

OK Bs...Play your best. Don't get hurt....and I still am cheering for a Bs win.

Hey Steve, I hope the Bruins win tonight.

HERE WE GO BRUINS...HERE WE GO

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Lose.

Lose with respect and your head held high.

Tank baby!

 

[TD Charlie]

Clear eyes full hearts can’t win

 

[Jorah Marshmont]

Jersey hasn’t clinched a spot just yet. Forgone conclusion they make it but they should be playing hard to make it official

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Here is the grim reality

If the Bruins can hold on to the 4th pick, they have a shot at a good center that may make the team next year.

But you think we are a mess? Just take a look at the New York Rangers.

I love the Ranger suffering,

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

There are almost always teams in a worse position than yours. If the Bruins can cash in on a top 5 pick, make some other good moves in the offseason, get healthy and scoot straight back up the standings, they'll be extremely fortunate and this couple of months of bad hockey will be no more than a short, barely-remembered bad dream. Getting all that right won't be easy but at least they will be able to have a good crack at it.

Impossible to read how this game will go because the Devils, like the Canes who will shortly be their first round opponents, have absolutely nothing to play for other than their fans. That at least gives the Bruins a fighting chance and we are very much in that late stage of the season where we are seeing some strange results.

Maybe the best case scenario for Boston is an OT or narrow regulation loss where they put in a decent showing, someone not on the top line actually does something, but they don't add too much to the points total. Hopefully it's a good game because there have been some real snoozers in Newark over the years.

What's the point of a good showing? half the guys playing out the string will be gone next season. Lose anyway you can, winning has no positive effect at this point. At least not to me.

 

[mjhfb]

Geekie 30, Pasta 100. That's pretty much it.

 

[ODAAT]

Here is the grim reality

If the Bruins can hold on to the 4th pick, they have a shot at a good center that may make the team next year.

But you think we are a mess? Just take a look at the New York Rangers.

Preds are the team I could not have envisioned having the year they are after their summer last year

 

[bwunderlich]

Here is the grim reality

If the Bruins can hold on to the 4th pick, they have a shot at a good center that may make the team next year.

But you think we are a mess? Just take a look at the New York Rangers.

I'm know I'm in the minority, but much rather see Habs in over Rags. It's where I live and grew up.

Too many trips to MSG in the 70's - something happens to a person entering that place. Reason, decentcy, and humility all evaporate and I've also lived in Yankee Stadium, Shea, Yale Bowl, the Meadowlands with family and friends and they never behaved as they did in MonoSodium Glutamate.

Many Rags fans laughed at deadline day . . .now Yanks season ended with injuries before season started and well my Jints . . . maybe we can draft 2-3 more QB's - hope Korpi's in net ;-)

 

[hrdpuk]

It shouldn't be a too difficult to lose the last 4

 

[sarge88]

Here is the grim reality

If the Bruins can hold on to the 4th pick, they have a shot at a good center that may make the team next year.

But you think we are a mess? Just take a look at the New York Rangers.

As a long time hater of all NY teams, I've got to say that there was a stretch of time a year and a half ago where I worried that they were on the verge of being legit contenders for the next 3-4 years.

My, how the turntables have turned.

 

[mjhfb]

As a long time hater of all NY teams, I've got to say that there was a stretch of time a year and a half ago where I worried that they were on the verge of being legit contenders for the next 3-4 years.

My, how the turntables have turned.

Looks like their much publicized 2018 rebuild and "Exciting New Chapter" for fans didn't work out the way they expected.