About the Bruins - 1-1-09

A preview of the Bruins.

Record: 28-5-4

Leading Scorer: Marc Savard (right), 46 points (12 goals, 34 assists).

Last Game: 5-2 road win against the Penguins. Marc Savard and Dennis Wideman each had a goal and two assists for Boston.

Last Game against the Penguins: Ditto.

Bruins Player We Would Bet Money On Scoring: How do you go against Savard? He usually rips the Penguins up. In 30 career games against the Penguins, he has 41 points (10 goals, 31 assists).
 
Ex-Penguins on the Bruins: Andrew Ference, D. He is out of the lineup due to a broken leg.

Ex-Bruins on the Penguins: Hal Gill, D; Sergei Gonchar, D.

Useless Bruins Trivia: The last player to score a playoff hat trick against the Bruins was Penguins forward Kevin Stevens who had four goals in a 5-1 road win against his hometown Bruins, May 21, 1992.

Best Bruins YouTube Video We Could Find: If you're hoping for a Zdeno Chara-Hal Gill showdown, don't:

Notes:

-Marc-Andre Fleury and Tim Thomas are expected to start in net.

-The Penguins are expected to use seven defensemen again.

-He's no Michel Therrien, but Bruins coach Claude Julien doesn't mind shuffling his lines.

-Is it time to panic?

-The Bruins' defense came up big Tuesday night.

-Even after a convincing win Tuesday, Boston won't be letting up tonight.

-Boston has a 14-game winning streak at home.

-The Bruins demoted forward Martin St. Pierre to Providence of the AHL and put forward Patrice Bergeron on injured reserve due to a head injury. Petteri Nokelainen is expected to replace St. Pierre in the lineup.

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