BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins visit the Rangers tonight in the 2nd of 3 games between these teams this season and the 2nd of 2 visits to Madison Square Garden.
- They are the NHL’s only 30-win team this season at 35-5-4 overall and are 14-4-1 on the road … They are 20-3-2 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Bruins play their 7th of 14 sets of back-to-back games this season (4-1 win on 1/18) and 1/19 at NY Rangers … They are currently 6-0-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 5-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins conclude a 2-game trip at the NY Rangers on 1/19 …They will then return to Boston to host San Jose on 1/22.
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins have won their last 3 games with a 4-3 win vs Toronto, 6-0 win vs Philadelphia and 4-1 victory at NY Islanders … They are 14-1-3 in their last 18 games and are 18-2-4 in their last 24 contests.
- They are 7-0-1 in their last 8 road games.
- The Bruins are 21-1-3 in their last 25 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 vs Toronto 3 … The Bruins got goals from Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak, A.J. Greer and Matt Grzelcyk (GWG at 18:44 of 3rd period) … Linus Ullmark earned the win in goal … SOG: Bos 34, Tor 21 … PP: 0/2 … PK: 1/2
- Boston 6 vs Philadelphia 0 … David Krejci had 3A while playing his 1,000th NHL game with linemates Pavel Zacha and David Pastrnak having 2-1=3 totals each, Brad Marchand and Matt Grzelcyk had 1-1=2 totals each and Charlie McAvoy added 2A … Jeremy Swayman had his 1st shutout of the season and the 6th of his career … SOG: Bos 29, Phi 29 … PP: 1/2 … PK: 0/6
- Boston 4 at NY Islanders 1 … The Bruins yielded the 1st goal but had goals from Charlie McAvoy (1-1=2 totals), Derek Forbort, Brad Marchand and Trent Frederic, along with Charlie Coyle’s 2A … Linus Ullmark earned his 100th career win … SOG: Bos 24, NYI 27… PP: 1/4 … PK: 0/6
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 47)
- Jake DeBrusk: Hand and lower body injuries, IR
BOSTON vs NY RANGERS, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Rangers are meeting for the 665th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 303-252-97-12 record and 2,084-1,925 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 128-146-55-5 lifetime in New York with the Rangers having a 1,014-934 scoring edge in those 334 contests.
- The Bruins won the 1st game of this season’s series with a 5-2 win in New York on 11/3.
FUN FACTS
- The Bruins currently have 23 players on their roster … 11 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 8 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 6-0-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 5-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are playing game 9 of their 14-game January schedule tonight (5 hm/9 rd, 7-1-0) … 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
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.
NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New York Rangers 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 – January 16, 2023 – Nationwide Arena
NYR Goals: M. Zibanejad (20), B. Goodrow (9), V. Kravtsov (3)
CBJ Goals: A. Peeke (4)
NYR Goalie: J. Halak (W – 24/25)
CBJ Goalie: E. Merzlikins (L – 30/33)
NYR Shots: 33
CBJ Shots: 25
NYR PP: 1/5
NYR PK: 4/4
RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers defeated the Blue Jackets in the second half of the back-to-back, earning their 25th win of the season. On the road, the Rangers have now earned a point in nine of their last 10 contests (7-1-2) and 16 of their last 19 games (13-3-3) away from home. Vincent Trocheck skated in his 600th career game in the win. The only players on the Rangers’ current roster to have played in more career contests are Mika Zibanejad (730 GP), Chris Kreider (696 GP) and Jacob Trouba (642 GP).
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers return to Madison Square Garden for a meeting against the Boston Bruins on Thursday night (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). The Rangers will play three of their next four games at home before the All-Star Break and six of their next seven contests at MSG.
- The Blueshirts have won three of their last four, six of their last eight games and have earned points in eight of their last nine games (6-1-2). Dating back to November 30, Rangers have points in 18 of their last 22 contests (15-4-3).
- At home, New York has won seven of its last nine games dating back to December 5. In that span, the Rangers’ .778 point percentage at home ranks third in the league.
- The Blueshirts have won four of their last seven games against the Bruins and have played more regular season games (664) and have earned more regular season wins (264) against the Bruins than against any other opponent in their 96-season history.
- New York ranks tied for third in goals against per game with a 2.62 mark and has allowed a combined four goals in its last three games (1G – 2x, 2G – 1x).
- The Blueshirts have recorded the eighth most (tied) shots per game (32.9) and have allowed the eighth fewest shots per game (29.2) in the NHL.
- The Rangers defensemen group has collected 112 points, the third most in the NHL and 88 assists, tied for the third most. 28.7 percent of all Rangers points this season have been contributed to a defenseman. With K’Andre Miller and Adam Fox having 25-plus points, the Rangers are one of three teams in the NHL (TBL, FLA) with multiple defensemen with 25 or more points.
- New York’s 12 comeback victories are tied for the sixth most in the NHL and its five third-period comebacks are tied for the fifth most in the NHL.
- The Rangers are 10-1 in games decided by two goals, the second most such wins the league.
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Jan. 23/7:00 PM Florida/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 25/7:00 PM Toronto/Scotiabank Arena TNT ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 27/7:00 PM Vegas/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Feb. 6/7:30 PM Calgary/MSG MSG Network TBD
Feb. 8/7:30 PM Vancouver/MSG MSG Network TBD
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Jan. 16 at Columbus W, 3-1
Jan. 15 Montreal L, 2-1
Jan. 12 Dallas OTW, 2-1
Jan. 10 Minnesota SOW, 4-3
Jan. 7 at New Jersey OTL, 4-3
INJURIES (30 MGL)
PLAYER INJURY DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Chris Kreider Upper Body Jan. 12-16 3
Julien Gauthier Upper Body Jan. 15-16 2
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 17 – Ryan Carpenter re-assigned to Hartford.
January 15 – Ryan Carpenter recalled from Hartford. Julien Gauthier placed on IR.
ALL-TIME RECORD 264-299-97-4 (629 PTS)
2022-23 0-1-0
2021-22 2-1-0
NYR HOME 151-127-55-1 (358 PTS)
NYR AWAY 113-172-42-3 (271 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 3-2-0
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Zibanejad (15) – A: Panarin (11) – Pts: Zibanejad (23)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Bathgate (64) – A: Bathgate (116) – Pts: Bathgate (180)
SPECIAL TEAMS
- New York has allowed the fifth fewest PIM/GP with a 7.6 mark.
- The Rangers’ plus-33:07 special teams time differential is the fifth highest clip in the NHL.
- The Blueshirts have scored seven power play goals in their last eight games.
- The Rangers have scored multiple power play goals in seven games this year.
