BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins visit the Ducks tonight in the 2nd and final game between these teams this season and the Bruins’ lone visit to Honda Center.
- They are the NHL’s 1st 30-win team this season at 31-4-4 overall and are 12-4-1 on the road … They are 14-1-2 vs. Western Conference opponents.
- The Bruins are playing their 6th of 14 sets of back-to-back games this season last night in San Jose (4-2 win) and tonight in Anaheim … They are currently 5-0-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 4-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins conclude their 3-game road trip tonight in Anaheim (2-0-0) … They will next face a 3-game home stand hosting Seattle on 1/12, Toronto on 1/14 and Philadelphia on 1/16.
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins are 10-0-3 in their last 12 games, including a 2-1 win vs Pittsburgh on 1/2 at the Winter Classic at Fenway Park, 5-2 win in Los Angeles on 1/5 and 4-2 win in San Jose last night.
- They are 14-1-4 in their last 19 games and are 21-2-4 in their last 27 contests.
- They are 5-0-1 in their last 6 road games
- They are 19-0-3 in their 22 home games, including a 14-game home win streak, the longest from the start of a season in league history … That is the longest point streak from a season’s start in Boston annals and is their fourth longest home point streak overall in team history with their club mark a 26-0-1 stretch in 1970-71.
- Boston 3 vs Pittsburgh 2 at Winter Classic … The Bruins faced a 1-goal deficit entering the 3rd period but 2 goals by Jake DeBrusk took the win before a Fenway Park home crowd of 39,243 … Linus Ullmark extended is NHL-leading win total to 21 … SOG: Bos 29, Pit 27 … PP: 0/3 … PK: 0/3
- Boston 5 at Los Angeles 2 … David Pastrnak and Trent Frederic had 2G each, Brad Marchand had 1-1=2 totals and Charlie McAvoy added 2A for multiple-point nights … Jeremy Swayman went to 3-0-2 in his last 5 starts … SOG: Bos 22, LA 29 … PP: 1/1 … PK: 0/1
- Boston 4 at San Jose 2 … Brad Marchand (1-2=3 totals), David Pastrnak (2G) and Patrice Bergeron and Charlie
McAvoy (2A each) had multiple point efforts and Craig Smith added a goal … Linus Ullmark extended his point streak
to 14-0-1 with the win … SOG: Bos 29, SJ 28 … PP: 1/2 … PK: 0/4
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 41)
- Jake DeBrusk: Hand and lower body injuries, IR
BOSTON vs ANAHEIM, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Ducks are meeting for the 41st time in their histories with the Bruins having a 17-20-2-1 record and Anaheim having a 114-103 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 7-10-2-0 lifetime in Anaheim.
- Anaheim is one of just four teams with a winning record vs. the Bruins (ANA, DET, MIN, MTL).
FUN FACTS
- The Bruins currently have 23 players on their roster … 10 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 9 were signed as free agents.
- The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 4-0-1 record in afternoon games so far.
- The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 5-0-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 4-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are playing game 4 of their 14-game January schedule tonight (5 hm/9 rd, 3-0-0) … They will play 10 in February (3 hm/7 rd), 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October, 11- 2-0 in November, and 9-1-4 in December.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 20: Craig Smith assigned to Providence/AHL (cleared waivers 12/19).
Dec. 21: Craig Smith recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 5: Chris Wagner recalled from Providence/AHL
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
JAN. 6, 2023 – ANAHEIM 5 vs. SAN JOSE 4 OT
The Ducks won their second straight game in a 5-4 OT win over the San Jose Sharks Friday night at Honda Center. Anaheim overcame a 2-0 deficit in the win, the club’s league-tying fourth multiple-goal comeback win this season (also CHI and LAK). The Ducks and Sharks wrapped up their four-game season series with Anaheim winning three of the four contests (3-1-0). Mason McTavish recorded 2-2=4 points and has six points (3-3=6) in his last two games. He became the first Ducks player to factor in on three game-tying goals and the game-tying goal. John Klingberg scored the game-winning goal 1:08 into overtime, his first OT goal as a Duck and the seventh of his career (last: Mar. 17, 2022 w/ DAL @ MTL). The goal marked his third GWG of the campaign, tied for third among all NHL defensemen this season. Trevor Zegras scored his 11th goal of the season, and Ryan Strome netted his 10th goal of the year. Troy Terry earned the primary assist on Klingberg’s OT goal, while Adam Henrique, Frank Vatrano, Colton White, Jakob Silfverberg and Simon Benoit also recorded assists. Anthony Stolarz made 37 saves to earn his third win of the campaign.
PP: 0-4 PK: 2-2 SF: 29 SA: 41 TOI: Cam Fowler (27:21)
Three Stars: 1. M. McTavish 2.J. Klingberg 3. T. Meier Game Summary | Event Summary | Game Recap
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Jan. 11 Edmonton Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 13 New Jersey Honda Center 7 p.m. ESPN+ / Ducks Stream
Jan. 16 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 17 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Jan. 19 Columbus Nationwide Arena 4 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Dec. 19 Acquired D Michael Del Zotto in a three-team trade. Detroit acquires C Danny O’Regan from Anaheim while Florida
receives RW Givani Smith. Assigned D Colton White to San Diego (AHL) on a Conditioning Loan.
Dec. 20 Recalled C Justin Kirkland from San Diego (AHL). Placed LW Max Jones on Injured Reserve (IR).
Dec. 29 Reassigned G Olle Eriksson Ek to San Diego (AHL).
Jan. 1 Reassigned G Lukas Dostal to San Diego (AHL). Activated G Anthony Stolarz from Injured Reserve (IR).
Jan. 2 Recalled D Colton White from a Conditioning Loan in San Diego (AHL).
Jan. 5 Assigned D Nathan Beaulieu to San Diego (AHL) on a Conditioning Loan.
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 210
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 40
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 32
Isac Lundestrom Broken finger 6 weeks 16
Derek Grant Lower-body Day-to-day 15
Max Jones Upper-body Day-to-day 11
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks hit the midway point of the 2022-23 season with their 41st contest as they continue a franchise record 10-game homestand tonight vs. the Boston Bruins at Honda Center (5:30 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight’s game with back-to-back wins (2-0-0), and points in four of the last six contests overall (3-2-1) and six of its last 11 (5-4-1). The Ducks enter tonight’s contest having killed 18 of the last 19 penalties (94.7%) dating to Dec. 21 (spanning seven games), while also killing all opposition power plays in five of the last six contests (17-of-18, 94.4%). Anaheim is in the midst of a 13-game January schedule (2-1-0), consisting of seven home and six road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 164-141-37 in the month of January. Since the start of 2013-14, Anaheim is 60-40-9 in January, picking up points in 69 of the 108 contests (.639%). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks continue their homestand vs. the Edmonton Oilers Jan. 11 at Honda Center (7 p.m.).
DUCKS-BRUINS: Anaheim and Boston wrap up a two-game season series tonight at Honda. The Ducks have won six of their last 10 games vs. the Bruins and earned points in seven of the last 10 games (6-3-1). In Orange County, the Ducks have won eight of their last nine contests over the Bruins (8-1-0). In the season series opener Oct. 20 at TD Garden, Anaheim earned a point in a 2-1 shootout loss, with Frank Vatrano scoring against his former club and John Gibson stopped 35-of-36 shots in regulation and OT. Trevor Zegras recorded 1-2=3 head-to-head against the Bruins last season, tied for the second most among Ducks skaters in 2021-22. The Ducks own a 21-12-7 all-time record vs. the Bruins, including a 10-5-4 mark in Orange County. John Gibson (4-2-1) is tied for the most wins by a Duck vs. the Bruins and has recorded a 2.32 GAA and .926 SV% in seven career appearances. Anthony Stolarz has yet to make an appearance vs. Boston. Ryan Strome paces active Ducks skaters in career scoring (6-12=18 in 30 GP), goals and assists vs. the Bruins. Tonight marks former Duck Hampus Lindholm’s first time visiting Honda Center as an opponent. He appeared in 289 career games at Honda Center, recording 30-88=118 points with a franchise-best +93 rating. Selected by Anaheim sixth overall in the 2012 NHL Draft, Lindholm appeared in 582 career games as a Duck from 2013-22, earning 57-165=222 points with a +74 rating. Among all-time Ducks defensemen, he ranked third in points, goals, assists and blocked shots (743), and fourth in appearances.
ANA-BOS SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Oct. 20 TD Garden 2-1 BOS SO win
Jan. 8 Honda Center 5:30 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream
ANA-BOS ALL-TIME SERIES:
ANA RECORD @ ANAHEIM @ BOSTON
All-Time Series: 21-12-7 10-5-4 11-7-3
Current Streak: One BOS wins One ANA win One BOS win
Last ANA Win: Mar. 1, 2022 (4-3) Mar. 1, 2022 (4-3) Jan. 24, 2021 (5-3)
Last BOS Win: Oct. 20, 2022 (2-1 SO) Feb. 15, 2019 (3-0) Oct. 20, 2022 (2-1 SO)
ANA Last 10: 6-3-1 8-2-0 6-2-2
