NHL Preview: Montréal Canadiens (28-37-6) at Boston Bruins (54-11-5)

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MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Bruins s’affrontent ce soir pour la 756e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, c’est le 932e affrontement entre ces deux équipes.
  • The Canadiens and Bruins are facing each other for the 756th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, tonight’s the 932nd match-up between the two teams.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – MTL 3 VS. TBL 2 (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Dach, Drouin, Matheson
Buts TBL Goals – Point (AN/PP), Maroon
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (31-33)
Gardien TBL Goalie – Vasilevskiy (17-20)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/2
Avantage numérique TBL Powerplay – 1/2
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 25:31) ; S (Matheson – 5) ; HT (Pezzetta – 8) ; BS (Matheson, Savard – 3)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
25 MARS VS. COLUMBUS 19 h / 7 p.m.
27 MARS @ BUFFALO 19 h / 7 p.m.
28 MARS @ PHILADELPHIE 19 h / 7 p.m.
30 MARS VS. FLORIDE 19 h / 7 p.m.
1 AVRIL VS. CAROLINE 19 h / 7 p.m.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 71 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 71 –
J. Evans – Bas du corps / Lower-body 28 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 27 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 46 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 25 –
A. Xhekaj – Épaule / Shoulder 18 –
K. Guhle – Cheville / Ankle 2 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Anthony Richard au Rocket de Laval (22/03)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Anthony Richard to the Laval Rocket (03/22)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Anthony Richard du Rocket de Laval (09/03)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Anthony Richard from the Laval Rocket (03/09)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Frédéric Allard au Rocket de Laval (06/03)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Frédéric Allard to the Laval Rocket (03/06)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le défenseur Frédéric Allard du Rocket de Laval (04/03)
The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Frédéric Allard from the Laval Rocket (03/04)
Les Canadiens ont acquis l’attaquant Denis Gurianov des Stars de Dallas (26/02)
The Canadiens have acquired forward Denis Gurianov from the Dallas Stars (02/26)

STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 22/03 – BEFORE GAMES ON 03/22
PTS (62 – 28e/28th)
V/W (28 – 26e/26th)
BP/GF (197 – 27e/27th)
BC/GA (262 – 29e/29th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.3 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (34.1 – 29e/29th)
MÉ/Hits (1416 – 27e/27th)
MP/PIM (842 – 1er/1st)
AN/PP (16.5% – 29e/29th)
DN/PK (72.1% – 31e/31st)

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire Opponent Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 5-13-1 11 46 88
Centrale 8-6-2 18 52 53
Métropolitaine 9-8-2 20 57 69
Pacifique 6-9-1 13 46 54
Total 28-37-6 62 201 264
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 108
Victoires/Wins : 42
Fiche : 42-56-10
Points de classement/Standing points : 94

CANADIENS VS. BOSTON
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. BOS 363-278-103-11 (755 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 214-111-47-6 (378 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 149-167-56-5 (377 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 4-2 L @ MTL (24/01/23)
S. Montembeault 3-28 | J. Swayman 2-22
BG / WG: P. Bergeron

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE BOSTON / LAST 10 GAMES VS. BOSTON:
24/01/23 – BOS 4 @ MTL 2
24/04/22 – BOS 5 @ MTL 3
21/03/22 – BOS 3 @ MTL 2 (P/OT)
12/01/22 – MTL 1 @ BOS 5
14/11/21 – MTL 2 @ BOS 5
12/02/20 – MTL 1 @ BOS 4
01/12/19 – MTL 1 @ BOS 3
26/11/19 – BOS 8 @ MTL 1
05/11/19 – BOS 4 @ MTL 5
14/01/19 – MTL 3 @ BOS 2 (P/OT)

CETTE SAISON CONTRE BOSTON / THIS SEASON VS. BOSTON
Match #1: 24/01/2023 @ MTL – D/L 4-2
Match #2: 23/03/2023 @ BOS
Match #3: 13/04/2023 @ MTL

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE BOSTON / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. BOSTON:
1) Mike Hoffman (8-8-16, 29 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (8-16-24, 34 pj/gp)
3) Sean Monahan (4-6-10, 15 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE BOSTON / LEADING SCORERS VS. BOSTON:
1) Brendan Gallagher (8-16-24, 34 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (8-8-16, 29 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (3-8-11, 13 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE BOSTON / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. BOSTON:
1) Mike Matheson (41, 26 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (27, 34 pj/gp)
3) Chris Wideman (22, 12 pj/gp)

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins host the Canadiens tonight in the 2nd of 3 game between these teams this season and the Canadiens’ lone visit to TD Garden.
  • They are 54-11-5 overall this season and they are 28-3-3 on home ice … The Bruins are 30-7-3 vs Eastern Conference opponents.
  • This is the 12th 50-win season in Bruins history … It is their second straight 50-win campaign and the most since 4 straight from 1970-71—1973-74 … The total at the 64-game mark were the fastest 50 wins in NHL history.
  • The Bruins play game 2 tonight of a 3-game home stand (1-0-0), concluding with Tampa Bay on 3/25 … They will next plat in Carolina on 3/26 before returning home to host Nashville on 3/28 and Columbus on 3/30..

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins have won their last 4 games with a 3-0 in Winnipeg on 3/16, 5-3 in Minnesota on 3/18, 7-0 win in Bufffalo on 3/19 and 2-1 win vs Ottawa on 3/21 … They are 5-3-0 in their last 8 games following a 10-game win from 2/14-3/4 which was tied for the 5th-longest win streak in team history.
  • The Bruins are 9-2-0 in their last 10 home games.
  • The Bruins are 10-2-0 in their last 12 road games and are 19-4-2 in their last 25 road games, also including a 9-0-1 road point streak from 12/11-1/24 and 7-game win streak from 2/1-28.
  • Boston 5 at Minnesota 2 … Took a 3-1 lead en route to a 5-2 win with goals by Jake DeBrusk, David Pastrnak (PP, 1-1=2 totals), David Krejci (GW), Patrice Bergeron (1-1=2 totals) and Trent Frederic (ENG) … Brad Marchand had 3 assists … Linus Ullmark earned his 200th NHL win in net … SOG: Bos 38, Min 31 … PP: 1/4 … PK: 1/5
  • Boston 7 at Buffalo 0 … Patrice Bergeron (GW, 1-2=3 totals) scored 0:15 into the game followed by goals from Garnet Hathaway, Jake DeBrusk (1-3=4), Hampus Lindholm, David Pastrnak (PP), Charlie Coyle (1-1=2), and Charlie McAvoy (1-1=2) … Brad Marchand and Connor Clifton added 2A each … SOG: Bos 25, Buf 26 … PP: 1/3 …PK: 0/4
  • Boston 2 vs Ottawa 1 … Ottawa yielded the opening goal but David Krejci (PP) and Jake DeBrusk (GW) scored twice in a 4:25 span for the win … Hampus Lindholm had 2 assists … Linus Ullmark made 40 saves in the victory … SOG: Bos 35, Ott 41 … PP: 1/4 … PK: 0/3

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 104)

  • Derek Forbort – Lower body
  • Taylor Hall: Lower body (LTIR)
  • Nick Foligno: Lower body (IR)

BOSTON vs MONTREAL, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Canadiens are meeting for the NHL-record 756th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 289-353-103-10 record and 2,008-2,265 scoring margins in those games.
  • The Bruins are 172-142-56-7 lifetime vs. Montreal in Boston with a 1,101-1,017 scoring edge in those 377 contests.

FUN FACTS

  • The Bruins currently have 25 players on their roster (1 IR, 1 LTIR) … 12 were drafted by the team, 7 were acquired in trade and 6 were signed as free agents.
  • The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 10-2-1 record in afternoon games so far.
  • The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 9-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 8-3-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are playing game 10 of their 15-game March schedule tonight (9 hm/6 rd, 7-3-0) … They will play 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October, 11- 2-0 in November, 9-1-4 in December, 10-3-1 in January and 9-1-0 in February.