About the Bruins - 02-04-12
A preview of the Bruins.
When and where: 1 p.m., EST. TD Garden.
TV: Root Sports, NESN, NHL Network (United State, outside the Pittsburgh and Boston markets).
Record: 32-15-2, 66 points. The Bruins are in second place in the Eastern Conference and first place in the Northeast Division.
Leading Scorer: Tyler Seguin (right), 43 points (19 goals, 24 assists).
Last Game: 3-0 home loss to the Hurricanes, Thursday. Tuukka Rask made 28 saves for the Bruins.
Last Game against the Penguins: 3-1 road win, Dec. 5. Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves for the Penguins.
Bruins Player We Would Bet Money On Scoring: David Krejci. He had a goal and an assist the last time the Penguins were in Boston, March 5, 2011.
Ex-Penguins on the Bruins: Andrew Ference, D.
Ex-Bruins on the Penguins: Tom Fitzgerald, assistant to the general manager; Bill Guerin, player development coach; Andre Savard, professional scout.
Useless Bruins Trivia Vaguely Related to the Penguins: The last person to lead the Bruins in goals and penalty minutes in a single season was former Penguins right winger Rick Tocchet. In 1995-96, he had 29 goals and 181 penalty minutes.
Best Bruins Video We Could Find: Bruins great Raymond Bourqe offering his No. 7 jersey to hall-of-famer Phil Esposito during Esposito's jersey retirement in 1987:
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Probable goaltenders: Marc-Andre Fleury (27-12-2, 2.28 GAA, .913 SV%) for the Penguins and Tim Thomas (21-9-0, 2.15 GAA; .933 SV%) for the Bruins.
Injuries: For the Penguins, right winger Arron Asham (head) is out. Centers Sidney Crosby (head/neck), Jordan Staal (knee) and defensemen Simon Despres (knee) are on injured reserve. For the Bruins, right winger Nathan Horton (concussion) is out. Center Marc Savard (concussion) is on injured reserve.
Potential lines and defensive pairings: The Penguins' primary lines in practice yesterday were (PG+):
Chris Kunitz - Evgeni Malkin - James Neal
Matt Cooke - Dustin Jeffrey - Pascal Dupuis
Steve Sullivan - Cal O'Reilly - Tyler Kennedy
Craig Adams - Joe Vitale/Richard Park - Colin McDonald
Brook Orpik - Kris Letang
Paul Martin - Zbynek Michalek
Matt Niskanen - Deryk Engelland/Ben Lovejoy
-The Bruins' primary lines and defensive pairings against the Hurricanes Thursday were:
Milan Lucic - David Krejci - Rich Peverley
Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Tyler Seguin
Benoit Pouliot - Chris Kelly - Zach Hamill
Daniel Paille - Gregory Campbell - Shawn Thornton
Zdeno Chara - Johnny Boychuk
Dennis Seidenberg - Joe Corvo
Andrew Ference - Adam McQuaid
Notes:
-The last time the Penguins played this Bruins, this happened:
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-O'Reilly will wear No. 16.
-Park has scored 99 career goals.
-Kennedy has 146 career points.
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