BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins visit the Panthers tonight in the 4th and final game between these teams this season and the 2nd of 2 to be played at FLA Live 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 48 games.
- The Bruins are 38-6-4 overall, are 16-5-1 on the road and are 22-4-2 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
- They are playing their 8th of 14 sets of back-to-back games tonight vs Florida and tomorrow in Carolina … 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 play game 3 of a 5-game road stretch tonight in Florida (1-1-0), continuing in 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), in Montreal on 1/24 (4-2 win) and Tampa Bay on 1/26 (3-2 loss).
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins had their 6-game win streak stopped (1/14-24) on 1/26 with a 3-2 loss in Tampa Bay … They are 17-2-3 in their last 22 games.
- The loss in Tampa Bay also snapped a 9-0-1 road point stretch.
- 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 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
- 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
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 54)
- Tomas Nosek: Non-displaced fracture in left foot
- Jake DeBrusk: Hand and lower body injuries, IR
BOSTON vs FLORIDA, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Panthers are meeting for the 110th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 60-37-6-6 record and 321-278 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 30-19-2-2 lifetime in Florida with a 151-147 scoring edge in those 53 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 6-0-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 6-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are playing game 13 of their 14-game January schedule tonight (5 hm/9 rd, 10-2-0) … 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.
FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
- F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 51
- F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 26
- G Sergei Bobrovsky | Games Missed: 4
- G Spencer Knight | Games Missed: 2
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 158
LAST GAME
Panthers 3, Kings 4 – Jan. 27 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Lomberg (7), Montour (9), Verhaeghe (26)
LAK Goals: Kopitar (15), Kempe (20-SHG), Arvidsson (13-SHG), Roy (6)
FLA Goalie: Lyon (L) – 29 Saves
LAK Goalie: Copley (W) – 45 Saves
FLA Shots: 48
LAK Shots: 33
Notes: Brandon Montour scored a goal to extend his point streak to eight games (2-6-8), the longest points streak by a defenseman in franchise history…Aleksander Barkov notched an assist to extend his point streak to 10 games (4-10-14), the longest point streak of his career…Carter Verhaeghe recorded two points (1-1-2), establishing new career marks for goal streak (4 games) and points streak (7 games, 7-3-10)…Nick Cousins produced an assist for the second consecutive game… FLA PP: 0-5, FLA PK: 2-2
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
- Jan 27: G Mack Guzda recalled from Charlotte (AHL) | F Grigori Denisenko loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
- Jan 23: G Spencer Knight recalled from Charlotte (AHL) | G Mack Guzda loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
PANTHERS vs. BRUINS
ALL-TIME vs. BOS: 43-50-6-10
ALL-TIME HOME vs. BOS: 21-23-2-7
2022-23 vs. BOS: 1-2-0
CATS STATS
- Since Dec. 29, Matthew Tkachuk leads all NHL skaters with 24 points (10-14-24) over 16 games, while Aleksander Barkov ranks tied for third-most with 22 points (7-15-22) over that span.
CATS AND BRUINS
The Panthers face off against the Bruins for the fourth and final time in 2022-23, with Florida owning a 1-2-0 record in the season series thus far. Florida has won each of its past two home matchups with Boston, owning a 2-0-1 record in the Bruins past three visits to FLA Live Arena. In their most recent matchup in South Florida on Nov. 23, Spencer Knight stopped 37 of 39 BOS shots (.949 SV%) and four different Panthers logged multiple points: Aleksander Barkov (1-2-3), Aaron Ekblad (1-2-3), Sam Reinhart (1-1-2) and Matthew Tkachuk (1-1-2) in a 5-2 victory.
POWER UP
The Panthers have scored a power-play goal in 11 of their past 14 games since the turn of the calendar. Since Jan. 3, the Panthers have converted on 16 of their 42 power-play opportunities for a league-leading 38.1% success rate. Florida’s 16 power-play goals over that span are six more than the next-closest teams over that span (5 teams, 10 each), from Jan. 1-Jan. 27.
