The Boston Bruins will open up a six-game homestand when they host the San Jose Sharks Tuesday night at TD Garden. Puck drop is set for 7:00. Follow along for updates from Tuesday’s game.
WHO: Sharks (37-18-8) at Bruins (36-17-9)
WHEN: 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: TD Garden
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com
TICKETS: BSJ ticket partner SeatsForEveryone.com
LIVE COVERAGE:
9:36: Final: Bruins beat the Sharks, 4-1. Boston has not lost in regulation since January 19th.
9:30: Empty net for San Jose with 3:45 left.
9:10: Noel Acciari gets hit in the face with a puck — and now David Backes drops the gloves with Michael Haley.
9:06: Zdeno Chara drops the gloves with Evander Kane. He's not too thrilled.
9:00: Third period underway.
8:43: End Second: Bruins lead the Sharks, 4-1. B's are rolling tonight.
8:40: Moore whistled for a cross-check. Bruins back on the PK.
8:39: Game is starting to get gooned up a bit. Wagner drops the gloves with Goodrow, but doesn't get very far.
8:30: Brad Marchand beats a hobbled Karlsson and dangles his way to a shorthanded goal. 4-1 Bruins.
8:28: Halak keeps it as a one-goal game.
8:26: Bruins strike fast with a pair of goals in 27 seconds. McAvoy tallies his fourth goal in nine games, while DeBrusk adds his 20th goal of the season in short order. 3-1 Bruins.
8:13: Erik Karlsson to the room. He was laboring on his leg before heading down the tunnel.
8:08: Krejci was thiiiiiiiiiiiis close from his second goal of the night.
8:06: Second period underway.
7:48: End First: Bruins and Sharks are even, 1-1.
7:39: DeBrusk takes a stick to the face from Meier. Four minutes on the power play. And Boston is on the board. Just nine seconds on the power play, Krejci blasts one home. 1-1 game.
7:33: Logan Couture jams home a puck that just gets by Halak. 1-0 Sharks with 7:13 left in the first.
7:30: Bruins head to the PK. Grzelcyk heads off for a hook.
7:28: Both Johansson and Coyle each with a breakaway in the opening stanza. Great pace in this matchup.
7:22: Sharks kill the penalty, but a couple of great looks for Boston. Johansson has wheels.
7:20: Classy move from Coyle.
The family of fallen Weymouth police officer Michael Chesna was out on the ice for the ceremonial puck drop tonight.
East Weymouth native Charlie Coyle takes Zdeno Chara's spot for the ceremony. #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/6Ns3qCgpzc
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) February 27, 2019
- Tonight will stand as Marcus Johansson’s debut with the Bruins after Boston dealt a pair of draft picks for the winger on Monday afternoon. He will slot in on the second line with David Krejci and Jake DeBrusk.
- The tilt will also be a homecoming for Boston’s other recent acquisition in center Charlie Coyle. The BU product and East Weymouth native has already skated in one game with Boston, centering a third line that generated three high-danger scoring chances against the Blues on Saturday.
- While their seven-game win streak was snapped on Saturday against St. Louis, the Bruins have not lost in regulation since the end of January. With a win or another overtime/shootout appearance, Boston will extend its point streak to 14 straight games. Jaroslav Halak will get the start in net and will look to extend his win streak to four games in a row, while Kevan Miller will sit out due to an upper-body injury.
- The Sharks, who fell to the Bruins in a memorable overtime bout last week, are 3-2-1 in their last six games, but will have Erik Karlsson back in the fold. The star defenseman missed a game on Sunday due to a lingering groin injury.