Final: Bruins 1, Coyotes 0 - Halak, Marchand lead Bruins to ugly win taken at BSJ Headquarters (Bruins)

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The Bruins will continue their season-opening road trip when they take on the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night. Puck drop is set for 9:00 p.m. Follow along for updates from Saturday’s game. 

WHO: Bruins at Coyotes

WHEN: 9:30 p.m.

WHERE: Gila River Arena

TV: NESN

RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub

LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com

TICKETS: BSJ ticket partner SeatsForEveryone.com

LIVE COVERAGE:



11:32: Final: Bruins beat Arizona, 1-0. Jaroslav Halak finishes with a 35-save shutout. More to come.

11:21: Halak continues to keep Boston in this one.

11:02: Kuhlman out of the box.

11:00: Kuhlman off for interference. Arizona back on the power play.

10:56: Third period underway.

10:41: End Second: Still 1-0, Bruins.

10:36: Bruins head to the power play. Hi Stick against Clifton.

10:23: Halak answers with a great stop of his own.

https://twitter.com/ConorRyan_93/status/1180669944444456960

 

10:16: Great stop by Kuemper on Marchand. Should be 2-0 Bruins.

9:49: Bruins up, 1-0, after the first 20. Didn't feel like it with how much Arizona controlled the pace of play. Halak huge so far.

9:48:
















LINEUPS


BOSTON


Brad Marchand
--
Patrice Bergeron
--
David Pastrnak

Jake DeBrusk
--
David Krejci
--
Karson Kuhlman

Danton Heinen
--
Charlie Coyle
--
Brett Ritchie

Par Lindholm
--
Sean Kuraly
-- Chris Wagner


Zdeno Chara
--
Charlie McAvoy

Torey Krug
--
Brandon Carlo

Matt Grzelcyk
--
Connor Clifton


Jaroslav Halak

Tuukka Rask


Scratched:
Steven Kampfer


Injured:
Joakim Nordstrom
(foot),
David Krejci
(lower body),
John Moore (shoulder), Kevan Miller (knee)


ARIZONA


Clayton Keller
--
Derek Stepan
--
Phil Kessel

Carl Soderberg
--
Nick Schmaltz
--
Conor Garland

Michael Grabner
--
Brad Richardson
--
Vinnie Hinostroza

Lawson Crouse
--
Christian Dvorak
--
Christian Fischer



Oliver Ekman-Larsson
--
Jason Demers

Alex Goligoski
--
Niklas Hjalmarsson

Jakob Chychrun
--
Jordan Oesterle


Darcy Kuemper

Antti Raanta


PREGAME NOTES:


  • Once again, David Krejci is expected to be a game-time decision for tonight’s game as he looks to recover from a lower-body injury he suffered during the preseason. Krejci was a late scratch from Boston’s season-opening win against the Stars on Thursday. 

  • Jaroslav Halak will get the start in net for Boston tonight, with the backup goalie posting a record of 9-3-2 with a 2.00 goals-against average, a .931 save percentage and one shutout against the Coyotes in his career. 

  • Brad Marchand has  36 points (16 goals, 20 assists) and is plus-21 in 38 games against Arizona.

  • The Bruins carry a 14-game win streak vs. the Arizona Coyotes into the 2019-20 season. It is their longest current win streak vs. any opponent. Their last loss to the Coyotes was a 5-2 setback on October 9, 2010 in Prague, Czech Republic. The longest win streak against one opponent in team history is 15 games vs. the Philadelphia Flyers from 1970-72.

  • Saturday will stand as Arizona’s home opener — and the first game for new Coyote Phil Kessel in front of his new home crowd. The former Bruin has tallied 27 points (11 goals, 16 assists) and is minus-27 in 42 games against Boston.

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