SAN JOSE — After posting a pair of wins to open their West Coast road trip, the Bruins are set for a tough test against a loaded San Jose Sharks club on Monday night. Puck drop is set for 10:00 p.m.. Follow along for updates from Monday’s game.
WHO: Sharks (35-17-7) at Bruins (34-17-8)
WHEN: 10:00 p.m.
WHERE: SAP Center
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com
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12:58: Charlie McAvoy wins it. Hell of a game, hell of a win for the Bruins. 6-5 final.
12:51: Bruins open OT with: Kuraly Grzelcyk-McAvoy
12:49: On to overtime.
12:46: It counts — Bruins tie things up.
12:45: Chris Wagner buries it to tie things up — but, the ref are looking at it.
12:38: Chara & Pavelski exchange pleasantries and both head to the box. 4:18 left.
12:34: A Thornton hat trick puts the Sharks ahead with 6:28 left to play.
12:32: Bruins get their first SOG in over 18 minutes of play, then the Sharks ring one off the post. 7:14 left.
12:27: Bruins have not had a shot on goal since a Kuraly attempt hit Jones with 7:36 remaining in the second period.
12:17: B's with a strong kill.
12:15: Bruins back on the PK - delay of game is the call.
12:11: And here we go. Third period underway.
11:53: End Second: Bruins and Sharks are tied, 4-4.
11:52: Penalty shot for Couture — and he buries it. 4-4 game.
11:48: Joe Thornton to the box. Bruins will get another crack on the power play.
11:42: Joe Thornton - again. Bruins' lead down to one once again, 4-3 game.
11:32: Braun drops the gloves with Wagner after Braun drills Kuraly into the board.
11:26: Good stuff on that DeBrusk tally. Backes kicks one out from center ice, and Heinen sauces one ahead to DeBrusk.
11:22: Jake DeBrusk is on a roll. Goals in four straight for the winger. 4-2 Bruins.
11:19: Couture off for a hook. B's back on the power play.
11:16: A loose puck flutters past Rask and Chara and into the net. 3-2 game off a power-play goal from Pavelski.
11:14: Miller to the box for a delay of game.
11:10: Puck is dropped in the second period.
10:51: Welcome to the show, Karson Kuhlman. He buries his first career goal to make it a 3-0 game, but Joe Thornton buries a goal for San Jose with two seconds to go in the first. 3-1 game going into intermission.
10:44: Zdeno Chara. Bruins take a 2-0 lead.
10:41: Ice starting to tilt toward the Bruins now. Marchand hits one off the post — and Acciari gets a good look against Jones.
10:38: Puck don't lie. Torey Krug blasts one home on the power play. Bruins take a 1-0 lead with 6:11 left in the first.
10:35: Ugly power play for the Bruins, but they'll get another chance after Kane catches Grzelcyk with a high stick.
10:33: Ugly power play for the Bruins.
10:32: Kane with a shorthanded bid, but he rings one off the post.
10:31: Hertl to the box for a hi-stick.
10:29: Bruins review the play on Wagner's near goal — and no goal, per the refs. Uh...
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- Boston will be a bit shorthanded up front against a stout San Jose defense, as Peter Cehlarik will sit out the contest due to a lower-body injury that he suffered during Saturday’s win over the Kings. With Cehlarik out, newcomer Karson Kuhlman will get a promotion up to the second line with David Krejci and Jake DeBrusk. While he didn’t show too much in the offensive zone during his NHL debut on Saturday, Kuhlman certainly has wheels, which should benefit him on a line with DeBrusk skating at the other wing position.
- Tuukka Rask will get the call in net once again after an impressive showing against the Kings, headlined by a few highlight-reel stops. Rask is now 11-0-2 in his last 14 outings this season.
- With a win, Boston will extend its win streak to a season-long six games, while pushing their overall point streak to 11 consecutive games.
- Even with an aging core, the Sharks have continued to roll as one of the top teams in the West, winning seven of their last eight games — while allowing two goals or less in six of their last seven appearances.
- San Jose rolls out one of the top defensive pairs in the league in Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson. Burns leads the Sharks in scoring with 64 points over 59 games, while the Sharks’ top offseason addition in Karlsson has added 44 points over 48 games.
- The Sharks don’t just generate their offense from the blue line, as the club features five 20-goal scorers up front in Joe Pavelski, Evander Kane, Tomas Hertl, Logan Couture and Timo Meier.