BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins visit the Lightning tonight in the 3rd of 4 games between these teams this season and the 2nd and final to be played at Amalie Arena.
- They were the NHL’s 1st 30-win team this season and they are the fastest team in NHL history to reach 80 points in a season at 47 games.
- They are 38-5-4 overall, are 16-4-1 on the road and are 22-3-2 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Bruins play game 2 of a 5-game road stretch tonight in Tampa Bay (1-0-0), continuing in Florida on 1/28, Carolina on 1/29 and 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) and in Montreal (4-2 win).
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins have won their last 6 games with a 4-3 win vs Toronto on 1/14, 6-0 win vs Philadelphia on 1/16, 4-1 victory at NY Islanders at 1/18, 3-1 win at NY Rangers on 1/19, 4-0 win vs San Jose on 1/22 and 4-2 win in Montreal on 1/24 … They are 17-1-3 in their last 21 games.
- They are 9-0-1 in their last 10 road games … It is their longest road point streak since an 11-0-2 record in 2017-18.
- 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 3 at NY Rangers 1 … Pavel Zacha, Patrice Bergeron and Connor Clifton scored and David Krejci and Brad Marchand had 2A each to pace the team … Jeremy Swayman earned the win in goal … SOG: Bos 27, NYR 32 … PP: .0/4 … PK: 0/3
- Boston 4 vs San Jose 0 … Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak had 1-1=2 totals each and Nick Foligno also scored … Linus Ullmark (W,17 Svs in 57:25) and Jeremy Swayman (1 Sv in 2:28) shared the shutout after Ullmark suffered an equipment issue … SOG: Bos 22, SJ 18 … PP: 1/4 … PK: 0/2
- 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
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 52)
- Tomas Nosek: Non-displaced fracture in left foot
- Jake DeBrusk: Hand and lower body injuries, IR
BOSTON vs TAMPA BAY, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Lightning are meeting for the 114th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 71-30-9-3 record and 373-293 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 30-21-3-1 lifetime in Tampa Bay with the a 163-154 scoring edge in those 55 contests.
- The Bruins are 5-0-1 in their last 6 games vs. the Lightning.
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 6-0-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 6-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are playing game 12 of their 14-game January schedule tonight (5 hm/9 rd, 10-1-0) … 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.
Jan. 23: Marc McLaughlin recalled from Providence/AHL.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:
LAST GAME
Lightning 4 vs. Minnesota 2
The Tampa Bay Lightning skated to a 10th-straight win on home ice with a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild Tuesday night at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts improved to 30-15-1 on the season with a home record of 17-4-1…After a scoreless opening frame, Joel Eriksson Ek opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal that put MIN up 1-0 at the 3:43 mark of the second period…Tampa Bay answered and tied the game at one when Corey Perry redirected a shot from Ross Colton for his seventh goal of the season at the 9:44 mark of the second with Mikhail Sergachev recording the secondary assist…MIN responded with a power-play goal from Kirill Kaprizov just 1:58 later and took a 2-1 lead with 8:18 remaining in the second period…The Bolts tied the game with a power-play goal of their own as Perry scored his second goal of the night when he redirected another Colton shot with Alex Killorn picking up the secondary helper at the 18:05 mark of the second…With the game tied at two, Steven Stamkos gave the Lightning a 3-2 lead with 5:38 remaining in regulation as Sergachev and Nikita Kucherov recorded the assists on the captain’s 24th goal of the season…Kucherov added an empty-net goal off an assist from Brandon Hagel to put a bow on the 4-2 win for Tampa Bay…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start in goal and made 33 saves on 35 shots against for his 21st win of the season…Stamkos was honored prior to puck drop in the Lightning’s first home game since he scored his 500th career goal Jan. 18 at VAN.
PP: TBL – 1-5 MIN – 1-4
SOG: TBL – 39 MIN – 35
Attendance: 19,092
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Bruins are playing the third of four matchups this season and the second of two meetings at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts are winless against BOS this season with an 0-2-0 record…The Lightning dropped the first meeting 5-3 at AMALIE Arena Nov. 21…Nick Paul opened the scoring for Tampa Bay at the 8:57 mark of the first period before BOS rattled off five straight goals from the 15:36 mark of the first period through the 3:51 mark of the final frame to take a 5-1 lead…The Bolts got the final two goals of the game with Rudolfs Balcers scoring his first goal with Tampa Bay at the 4:02 mark of the third before Paul buried his second goal of the contest with 9:22 remaining…The two teams met again eight days later with the Lightning falling 3-1 at TD Garden Nov. 29…Taylor Hall scored twice for BOS with Steven Stamkos scoring the lone goal for Tampa Bay before Brad Marchand added an empty-net goal to wrap up the 3-1 win for BOS…The Bolts are 4-5-1 in both the last 10 home games vs. BOS and the last 10 matchups overall…Stamkos has picked up points in eight of his last 10 games vs. BOS (8-4—12)…Brayden Point has recorded points in six of his last nine games vs. BOS (3-4—7)…Tampa Bay is 33-60-10 with nine ties alltime vs. BOS, including a home record of 22-24-6 with three ties…Vincent Lecavalier (20-29—49) holds the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. BOS.
TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. BOS
- Vincent Lecavalier – 49 pts. (20-29—49, 50 GP)
- Steven Stamkos – 38 pts. (26-12—38, 47 GP)
- Martin St. Louis – 34 pts. (15-19—34, 49 GP)
- Victor Hedman – 26 pts. (7-19—26, 47 GP)
- Brad Richards – 25 pts. (6-19—25, 27 GP)
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the second game of a three-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will play just five of their 13 games in January on home ice…The Lightning are 8-5-0 against Atlantic Division opponents and 15-9-1 against the Eastern Conference this season…Tampa Bay is 18-4-1 at home this season with an .804 points percentage, trailing only Boston (.904) and Toronto (.808) for the NHL lead…The Bolts have scored four or more goals in nine of the last 10 games at AMALIE Arena, including four consecutive contests…The Lightning have won 10 consecutive games at AMALIE Arena, tied for the second-longest home winning streak in franchise history…Tampa Bay has scored a powerplay goal in four straight home games with eight power-play goals during that span…The Bolts have scored a powerplay goal in 17 of 23 home games this season.
INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 91
Current Injuries:
None
TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 15 – Assigned F Rudolfs Balcers to AHL Syracuse for conditioning
Jan. 2 – Signed D Nick Perbix to a two-year contract extension
