BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TODAY’S GAME
- The Bruins visit the Blues today in the 2nd and final game between these teams this season and the Bruins’ lone visit to Enterprise Center.
- They are 59-12-5 overall this season and they are 28-8-2 on the road … The Bruins are 24-5-2 vs Western 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 59 and points mark at 123.
- The Bruins are playing today their 16th of 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 12-2-1 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 11-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 9-3-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins finish their 2-game road set in St. Louis today … They will then return home to host Toronto on 4/6 and New Jersey on 4/8.
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins have won their last 2 games w/a 2-1 OT win on 3/30 vs Columbus and a 4-3 win in Pittsburgh on 4/1 … They are 9-1-0 in their last 10 games and are 20-4-0 in their last 24 games.
- The Bruins are 12-2-0 in their last 14 road games.
- The Bruins are 12-3-0 in their last 14 home games.
- 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
- Boston 4 at Pittsburgh 3 … Charlie McAvoy opened the scoring and David Pastrnak netted his 14th career hat trick including his 10th GWG of the season at 17:34 of the 3rd period … Pavel Zacha added 3 assists … Jeremy Swayman earned his 5th straight win … SOG: Bos 35, Pit 24 … PP: 2/3 … PK: 0/6
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 127)
- Patrice Bergeron: Undisclosed
- Derek Forbort: Lower body
- Taylor Hall: Lower body (LTIR)
- Nick Foligno: Lower body (IR)
BOSTON vs ST. LOUIS, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Blues are meeting for the 142nd time in their histories with the Bruins having a 69-43-18-11 record and 508-409 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 29-25-9-7 vs. the Blues in road games with a 233-220 scoring edge in those 70 games.
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 12-2-1 record in afternoon games so far.
- The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 11-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 9-3-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are playing their 2nd of a 7-game April schedule today (3 hm/4 rd, 1-0-0) … 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. 31: Mason Lohrei signed to an ATO with Providence/AHL.
Apr. 1: Oskar Steen returned to Providence/AHL.
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
None
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 255
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March
27 – Assigned goaltender Joel Hofer to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
21 – Activated forward Jake Neighbours off IR
BLUES vs. BRUINS
- The Blues and Bruins will meet for their 2nd and final matchup of the season
- The Bruins won the 1st matchup of the season, 3-1 on Nov. 7 in Boston
- The Blues went 1-0-1 against Boston last season, losing in overtime at home and winning on the road
- The Blues are 2-2-1 in their last 5 games against Boston
- The Blues have earned points in 3 straight games against the Bruins at Enterprise Center (2-0-1)
REMAINING 2022-23 SCHEDULE
4/4 – vs. Philadelphia
4/6 – vs. NY Rangers
4/8 – at Minnesota
4/12 – vs Dallas
4/13 – at Dallas
A LOOK AHEAD
- The Blues will play 6 more games in April to finish out their season (4 home; 2 away)
- The Blues will play more games against the Western Conference in April, all of which will come against the Central Division, and will also play 3 games against Eastern Conference opponents
BLUES GO MARCHING IN
- Since Mar. 9, the Blues are 8-4-1 (17 points)
- Their 8 wins since Mar. 9 rank 6th in the NHL (1. Boston/Colorado/Edmonton 10), while their 17 points also rank 6th in the NHL (1. Edmonton, 21)
- The Blues have scored 55 goals since Mar. 9, which shares 1st in the NHL (Edmonton)
- Since Mar. 9, Jakub Vrana shares 6th in the NHL with 9 goals, while Jordan Kyrou shares 10th in the NHL with 8 goals (1. Boldy/Pastrnak, 12)
- Of those 6 goals for Vrana, 3 have come on the power play, which shares the 12th most power play goals in the NHL since Mar. 9 (1. Reinhart, 6)
