BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins visit the Hurricanes tonight in the 2nd of 3 games between these teams this season and the 1st of 2 Boston visits to PNC Arena.
- They were the NHL’s 1st 30-win team this season and they were the fastest team in NHL history to reach 80 points in their 47th game.
- The Bruins are 38-6-5 overall, are 16-5-2 on the road and are 22-4-3 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
- They are playing their 8th of 14 sets of back-to-back games last night in Florida (4-3 OT loss) and tonight Carolina
… They are currently 6-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 6-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins play game 4 of a 5-game road stretch tonight in Carolina (1-1-1), concluding on 2/1 at Toronto … They are currently in span of 7-of-8 games on the road, having played at NY Islanders on 1/18 (4-1 win), at NY Rangers on 1/19 (3-1 win), vs San Jose on 1/22 (4-0 win), in Montreal on 1/24 (4-2 win), in Tampa Bay on 1/26 (3-2 loss) and in Florida on 1/28 (4-3 OT loss).
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins had their 6-game win streak stopped (1/14-24) with consecutive setbacks on 1/26 in Tampa Bay (3-2) and 1/28 at Florida (4-3) … They are 17-2-4 in their last 23 games.
- They are now 9-1-2 in their last 12 road games, including a 9-0-1 road point streak from 12/11-1/24.
- The Bruins are 22-1-3 in their last 26 home games, including a 22-game home unbeaten at 19-0-3 and a 14-game home win streak, the longest from the start of a season in league history and longest point streak from a season’s start in Boston annals … It was also their fourth longest home point streak overall in team history.
- Boston 4 at Montreal 2 … The Bruins opened their 5-game road trip with a 4-2 win, led by David Pastrnak’s 1-3=4 totals and 1-1=2 totals by David Krejci … Taylor Hall (PP) and Patrice Bergeron (GW) added single goals … Jeremy Swayman extended his point streak to 7-0-2 in his last 9 decisions … SOG: Bos 29, Mtl 22… PP: 0/3 … PK: 0/3
- Boston 2 at Tampa Bay 3 … The Bruins came back twice from 1-goal deficits on Brad Marchand and Pavel Zacha goals but fell to the Lightning … Linus Ullmark took the loss in net … SOG: Bos 39, TB 35 … PP: 0/2 … PK: 1/3 – Boston 3 at Florida 4/OT … The Bruins had 3 1-goal leads on goals by Craig Smith, Charlie Coyle and David Pastrnak (19:11 of 3rd period) but the Panthers netted the equalizer at 19:57 and won just 0:17 into OT … Jeremy Swayman took the point in OT … SOG: Bos 40, Fla 37 … PP: 0/4 … PK: 0/1
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 56)
- Tomas Nosek: Non-displaced fracture in left foot
- Jake DeBrusk: Hand and lower body injuries, IR
BOSTON vs CAROLINA, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Hurricanes are meeting for the 209th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 111-74-16-7 record and 697-606 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 49-40-9-4 lifetime in Carolina with a 341-328 scoring edge in those 102 contests.
FUN FACTS
- The Bruins currently have 24 players on their roster (1 on IR) … 11 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 5-0-1 record in afternoon games so far.
- The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 6-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 6-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are playing game 14 of their 14-game January schedule tonight (5 hm/9 rd, 10-2-1) … 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
Jan. 5: Chris Wagner recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 11: Chris Wagner returned to Providence/AHL.
Jan. 11: Joona Koppanen recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 13: Joona Koppanen returned to Providence/AHL.
Jan. 14: Pavel Zacha signed to a four-year contract extension.
Jan. 17: Joona Koppanen recalled from Providence/AHL.
Jan. 23: Marc McLaughlin recalled from Providence/AHL.
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes posted a 5-4 overtime win against the San Jose Sharks at PNC Arena on Friday, as Martin Necas became the first player in franchise history to score an overtime goal in back-to-back games. After falling behind 4-2 with 1:52 left in the third period, Carolina scored three unanswered goals to win in overtime, marking just the second time in franchise history that the Whalers/Hurricanes won a game after trailing by multiple goals in the final two minutes of regulation. Necas and Sebastian Aho each scored two goals, as Aho extended his goal streak to three games. Andrei Svechnikov also registered two assists, while Calvin de Haan scored his second goal of the season. Derek Stepan skated in his 100th game with the Hurricanes, and Antti Raanta made 26 saves in net to record his eighth win in nine appearances.
INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 48 games (10/12-1/27)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 47 games (10/14-1/27)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed three games (1/21-1/27)
Jaccob Slavin, lower-body, missed three games (1/21-1/27)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 191
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 20 Placed Max Pacioretty on injured reserve
Jan. 16 Reassigned Pyotr Kochetkov to Chicago (AHL)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Jan. 29 Boston 5 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 31 Los Angeles 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Feb. 1 at Buffalo 7:30 p.m. TNT HRN
Feb. 11 NY Rangers 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Feb. 14 at Washington 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Jan. 29 Sunday No morning skate
Jan. 30 Monday PNC Arena 12 p.m.
Jan. 31 Tuesday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 1 Wednesday No morning skate
Feb. 2-4 OFF NHL All-Star Break
Feb. 5-8 OFF Bye Week
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
HURRICANES vs. BRUINS SERIES NOTES
— The Hurricanes are facing the Bruins in the second of three meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Hurricanes will travel to TD Garden on 3/26.
— Carolina and Boston are meeting for the 209th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds an 81-103-16-8 overall record, including a 44-46-9-3 home record and a 40-33-3-8 record since relocation.
— The Bruins lead the season series 1-0-0 in 2022-23 (Hurricanes: 0-0-1).
— Carolina suffered a 3-2 overtime loss against Boston at TD Garden on 11/25. Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Stefan Noesen each scored on the power play, while Pyotr Kochetkov made 38 saves in net.
— The Hurricanes and Bruins also faced off in the playoffs for the third time in four seasons in 2022, with Carolina defeating Boston in seven games in the Eastern Conference First Round. Andrei Svechnikov (3g, 3a) and Teuvo Teravainen (1g, 5a) each posted a team-high six points during the series.
— Sebastian Aho has tallied 17 points (10g, 7a) in 14 career regular-season games against Boston.
— Derek Stepan has registered 22 points (8g, 14a) in 32 career regular-season games against the Bruins.
— Paul Stastny’s brother, Yan, was selected by Boston in the eighth round (259th overall) of the 2002 NHL Draft and later skated in 38 games with the Bruins from 2006-07, posting six points (1g, 5a).
— Andrei Svechnikov has earned seven points (3g, 4a) in eight career regular-season games against the Bruins.
