With the Deadline looming, Boston plays the Predators in their home barn with the hope of getting better by Friday.
Just the Facts
When: Tonight, 7 PM
Where: TD Garden — Boston, Mass.
How to follow: NESN, 98.5 The Sports Hub
An Opposing Viewpoint: On The Forecheck
Know Your Enemy
- Nashville has a record of 21-32-7, have 49PTS in the standings, and are 7th in Central Division
- Team Leaders: Filip Forsberg: 22G-32A-54PTS; Jonathan Marchessault: 18G-27A-45PTS; Roman Josi: 9G-29A-38PTS
- Goaltenders: Juuse Saros: 13-25-6, 2.96 GAA, .898 save percentage; Justus Annunen: 13-9-0, 3.21 GAA, .888 save percentage
Game Notes
- The Boston Bruins will look to bounce back, yet again, against a struggling Nashville Predators’ team tonight at the TD Garden. The Bruins split their back-to-back weekend, but are coming off a 1-0 loss on Sunday as the playoff race continues to tighten and injuries pile up.
- As the Bruins were off yesterday, there is no update on the team’s latest injury as Brad Marchand was out of the lineup on Sunday due to an upper-body injury from the Pittsburgh game from Pierre-Olivier Joseph’s hit on him at the boards. There is also no update to any of the other injuries now plaguing this team.
- The Predators are 1-4-0 in their last five games. They are on a two-game losing streak. The Predators last played on Sunday when they were shut out 4-0 by the New York Rangers.
- The win by the Rangers did help the Bruins as they are in a three-way tie with the Ottawa Senators with 64 points, all two points out of the last wild card spot. Then three teams are close behind with 63, 62 and 61 points. David Pastrnak’s point streak came to an end with the Bruins’ 1-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. It will stand at 17 games.
- For Nashville. Colton Sissons has four points with three assists and one goal in the last five games.
- Do the Bruins roll with Jeremy Swayman or Joonas Korpisalo tonight? Swayman is 0-3-2 in his last five starts, allowing 15 goals. Korpisalo is 3-2-0 in his last five starts with 11 goals against.
- Head-to-head, the Bruins are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games and the Predators are 3-7-0 in that time.
- See ya tonight!