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Bruins vs Canadiens Preview: Revenge Game; Swayman Starts
Here’s your Boston Hockey Now Bruins Game Day Preview:
Boston Bruins (12-1-2, 26 pts) vs Montreal Canadiens (7-8-2, 16 pts)
TIME: 7:05 p.m. ET
TV: NESN, SNP, SNO, SNE, TVAS, CBC
Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub
Betting Lines:
Money Line: Bruins (-278), Canadiens (+225)
Puck Line: Bruins -1.5 (-110), Canadiens +1.5 (-110)
Over/Under: Over 6 (-115), Under 6 (-110)
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Bost0n Bruins Notes
-The Bruins will be looking to atone for a 3-2 overtime loss to the Canadiens in Montreal last Saturday night.
-Jeremy Swayman will get the nod between the pipes tonight. Swayman is 6-0-1 with a 1.69 GAA, .944 save percentage
–David Pastrnak leads the Bruins in goals (11), assists (13), and points with 24 in 15 games.
-The Bruins are still missing Matt Grzelcyk (upper-body) and forwards Morgan Geekie (upper-body) and Milan Lucic (lower-body).
-The Boston Bruins have the second-best penalty kill in the NHL, killing off opposing powerplays at a 91.2-percent clip.
-They’ve been average with their powerplay as they’re scoring at a 22-percent clip.
Boston Bruins Lineup
Forwards
Brad Marchand-Pavel Zacha-David Pastrnak
James van Riemsdyk-Charlie Coyle-Trent Frederic
Danton Heinen-Matt Poitras-Jake DeBrusk
Jakub Lauko-John Beecher-Oskar Steen
Defensemen
Mason Lohrei-Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm-Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort-Kevin Shattenkirk
Goalies
Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark
*For all your updated Montreal Canadiens news, go to Montreal Hockey Now.
Montreal Canadiens Lineup
Forwards
Alex Newhook-Nick Suzuki-Josh Anderson
Cole Caufield-Christian Dvorak-Juraj Slafkovsky
Tanner Pearson-Sean Monahan-Brendan Gallagher
Jesse Ylonen-Jake Evans-Michael Pezzetta
Defense
Michael Matheson-Justin Barron
Kaiden Guhle-Jonathan Kovasevic
Jordan Harris-Gustav Lindstrom
Goalies
Jake Allen
Samuel Montembeault
Officials
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Ryan Jackson, Travis Gawryletz