BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TODAY’S GAME
- The Bruins visit the Penguins today in the 3rd and final game between these teams this season and the 2nd of 2 games at PPG Paints Arena.
- They are 58-12-5 overall this season and they are now 27-8-2 on the road … The Bruins are 34-7-3 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 and they have set the team’s all-time wins mark at 58.
- The Bruins are playing today their 15th of 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have an 11-2-1 record in afternoon games so far.
- The Bruins are playing this weekend their 13th of 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 10-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 9-3-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins open their 2-game road set in Pittsburgh today and will conclude in St. Louis on 4/2 … They will then return home to host Toronto on 4/6 and New Jersey on 4/8.
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins have split their last 2 games w/a 2-1 loss vs. Nashville on 3/29 and 2-1 OT win on 3/30 vs Columbus … They are 8-1-0 in their last 9 games and are 19-4-0 in their last 23 games.
- The Bruins are 11-2-0 in their last 13 road games and are 20-4-2 in their last 26 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.
- The Bruins are 12-3-0 in their last 14 home games.
- Boston 4 at Carolina 3/SO … David Pastrnak (the 50th and 51st goals of his season) and Jakub Zboril opened a 3-1 lead before going to OT … Charlie Coyle and Jake DeBrusk scored the shootout goals for the win … Jeremy Swayman took the win in net for his 2nd career 20-win season … SOG: Bos 38, Car 37 … PP: 1/2 … PK: 0/3
- Boston 1 vs Nashville 2 … David Pastrnak avoided a shutout with a score with 0:00.3 remaining in the game … Linus Ullmark dropped the decision in net … SOG: Bos 36, Nsh 23 … PP: 0/5 … PK: 0/5
- Boston 2 vs Columbus 1/OT … Tyler Bertuzzi scored to send the Bruins to OT where David Pastrnak ended the game with their team-record 58th win of the season … Linus Ullmark took the win in goal … SOG: Bos 31, Cmb 26 … PP: 1/5 … PK: 0/5
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 123)
- Derek Forbort: Lower body
- Taylor Hall: Lower body (LTIR)
- Nick Foligno: Lower body (IR)
BOSTON vs PITTSBURGH, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Penguins are meeting for the 224th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 124-70-21-8 record and 835-681 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 47-46-15-4 lifetime vs. Pittsburgh on the road with a 380-372 scoring edge in those 112 contests.
- The Bruins have won the 2 game of this season’s series with a 6-5 OT win in Pittsburgh on 11/1 and 2-1 victory on 1/2 in the Winter Classic.
FUN FACTS
- The Bruins currently have 26 players on their roster (1 IR, 1 LTIR) … 13 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 an 11-2-1 record in afternoon games so far.
- The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 10-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 9-3-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are opening their 1st of a 7-game April schedule today (3 hm/4 rd, 0-0-0) … 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, 9-1-0 in February and 11-4-0 in March.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 29: Trevor Kuntar signed to a two-year contract beginning in 2023-24.
Mar. 31: Mason Lohrei signed to an ATO with Providence/AHL.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Mar. 30: Pittsburgh 2, Nashville 0 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Zucker, Guentzel (PP)
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Jarry (28 saves, 28 shots)
Key Stats: Jake Guentzel’s team-leading 34th goal helped Pittsburgh bring home the win.
PP: 1-4
PK: 3-3
Mar. 28: Detroit 7, Pittsburgh 4 – Little Caesars Arena
PIT Goals: Zucker, Malkin (PP), Carter (PP), Archibald
Multiple Points: Malkin (2A), Petry (2A), Rakell (2A)
Goalie: DeSmith (18 saves, 24 shots)
Key Stats: Jeff Petry picked up an assist in his return to the lineup, bringing him three points of the 30-point plateau.
PP: 2-6
PK: 1-3
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Nick Bonino Kidney 11 11
D Dmitry Kulikov Lower-Body 9 9
D Jan Rutta Undisclosed 7 22
D Marcus Pettersson Undisclosed 6 8
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 191
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Mar. 31 D Thimo Nickl acquired from Anaheim in exchange for F Judd Caulfield.
Mar. 28 D Taylor Fedun re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Mar. 23 F Filip Hallander re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Mar. 23 G Dustin Tokarski recalled from WBS (AHL).
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Bruins: 78-116-29
In Pittsburgh: 50-43-19
In Boston: 28-73-10
OT Record vs. Boston: 12-6-3
Shootout Record vs. Boston: 2-2
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 0-1-1.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. BRUINS:
Mario Lemieux: 43 GP, 73 PTS (31G-42A)
Sidney Crosby: 55 GP, 67 PTS (18G-49A)
Jaromir Jagr: 44 GP, 63 PTS (26G-37A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Penguins continue along their three-game homestand as they take on the Boston Bruins at PPG Paints Arena (TV: ABC; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- In the last 12 home games versus the Bruins, dating back to Dec. 14, 2016, the Penguins are 9-2-1, outscoring them 44 to 29. In those 12 games.
- Pittsburgh has dropped two-consecutive games to Boston (0-1-1). The Penguins haven’t lost three in a row to the Bruins since an 0-4-1 stretch from Jan. 7, 2015-Feb. 24, 2016.
