After a 3-2 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars Monday at TD Garden, the Boston Bruins are 12-1-4 in their last 17 games and have earned points in 13 straight with a 9-0-4 record in that span. Former Bruin and current Stars forward Tyler Seguin scored the game-winner.,
The Bruins entered the game with 135 goals this season and have allowed 105. Their plus-30 goal differential is the second-best in the NHL behind the Tampa Bay Lightning, who also own the league’s best record at 31-10-3.
Bruce Cassidy is staying with the same lineup. The Stars' Jason Spezza is a healthy scratch.
Observations from the third period
- Sean Kuraly is a penalty-killing machine.
- Ryan Spooner is credited with Boston's second goal.
- Jake DeBrusk goes to the dirty area and he's rewarded with a goal to tie the game at 2-2.
- Kari Lehtonen keeping this a one-goal game for the Stars in this period. The netminder has been sharp.
- Bruins begin third period with a power play. It goes for naught because it was awful.
Observations from the second period
- Brad Marchand is so good with the stick check.
- Blast from Zdeno Chara and the Bruins cut deficit to one goal. It's his fourth goal of the season.
- Looking for some offense, so Cassidy double-shifts David Pastrnak with David Krejci.
- Smart way to beat Patrice Bergeron on a faceoff as Jamie Benn shoots off the drop. Dallas with a 2-0 lead.
- Bruins look slow this period.
- Stephen Johns gives the Stars a 1-0 lead. A lot of traffic in from of Khudobin.
- Brandon Carlo is having a good day so far.
- David Backes has had a few quality chances in this game. He's going to get one.
Observations from the first period
- Dallas outshot the Bruins 12-10 in the first.
- Ryan Spooner playing with an edge again today.
- Boston gets its first PP of the game. A few good looks but Bruins can't convert on the man-advantage.
- Bruins barely survive but kill off penalty.
- Dallas getting the first power play of the game. Torey Krug going off for interference.
- Only three minutes in and the Stars have six shots already. Khudobin with some key saves early.
Here are the Bruins’ projected line combinations and defensive pairings vs. Stars
Forwards
Defense
Goalies