After taking care of business on the road Sunday, the B’s will close out their three-in-four slate on Tuesday with a home matchup against the Sharks. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. Follow along for updates from Tuesday’s game.
WHO: Sharks (4-7-1) at Bruins (8-1-2)
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:
9:40: Final: Bruins win it, 5-1. Bruins are now 9-1-2 on the year.
9:14: Yeah, this game has a good chance of getting out of hand. Chara tries to drop the gloves with Kane after another questionable hit but Kane does not oblige.
9:05: Evander Kane with a high hit on McAvoy and it causes a fracas. Bruins to the power play.
9:02: Third period underway.
8:46: End Second: Bruins lead it, 5-1. It could be much, much worse.
8:43: Now Brandon Carlo flutters one from the blue line that sails past Jones. 5-1 Boston. This is getting embarrassing.
8:37: The Bruins have 32 shots on goal with 3:30 left in the second. The Sharks have 11.
8:28: Now Walpole gets in on the action. Wagner makes it 4-1 on a breakaway.
8:20:
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8:16: Bruins back on the power play. Hertl to the sin bin. Bruins 2-for-3 so far on the power play.
8:13: Brent Burns on the power play. 2-1 game at 1:31 in the second.
8:12: Bruins to the kill.
8:09: Second period underway.
7:52: End First: Bruins lead, 2-0. Krejci and Pastrnak with the power-play tallies. SOG in favor of Boston, 16-6.
7:49: David Krejci does his best Pastrnak impression — and scores off a one-timer from No. 88's office. 2-0 Bruins.
7:47: Bruins back on the power play. Hertl off for a hi-stick.
7:35: No dice for the B's power play. Grzelcyk heads to the sin bin and the Sharks respond with a pair of SOG, but Rask stands tall
7:29: Who else? Pastrnak on the power play. 1-0 Bruins.
7:22: Slow start for both clubs - but Marchand draws a trip. Bruins heading to the power play.
7:16: On Hockey Fights Cancer Night — Quinn "The Mighty Quinn" Waters drops the puck to a standing ovation:
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7:15: Puck is dropped and we're underway. Starters below:
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LINEUPS
BOSTON
Marchand - Bergeron - Pastrnak
DeBrusk - Krejci - Heinen
Bjork - Coyle - Ritchie
Wagner - Kuraly - Backes
Chara - McAvoy
Krug - Carlo
Grzelcyk - Clifton
Rask
Halak
SAN JOSE
Patrick Marleau -- Logan Couture -- Kevin Labanc
Evander Kane -- Tomas Hertl -- Timo Meier
Joe Thornton -- Dylan Gambrell -- Marcus Sorensen
Noah Gregor -- Barclay Goodrow -- Melker Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Brent Burns
Brenden Dillon -- Erik Karlsson
Mario Ferraro -- Tim Heed
Martin Jones
Aaron Dell
PREGAME NOTES:
- The Bruins are finally set to get some reinforcements up front, as David Krejci will make his first start since Oct. 14 against Anaheim. The veteran pivot, who missed the previous five games due to an upper-body injury, will return to his usual spot on the second line, skating alongside Jake DeBrusk and Danton Heinen. While Heinen might give that line a different look, Bruce Cassidy did note that there’s a good chance the two-way forward could be flipped with Brett Ritchie as the game progresses.
- Chris Wagner will return to the lineup after missing Sunday’s game due to a lower-body injury, but Joakim Nordstrom will be out a bit longer due to an infection in his elbow. Cassidy initially ruled him out already for Saturday’s game against Ottawa, but added that the team just “needs to let (the infection) calm down.” Par Lindholm will also sit out after suffering an upper-body injury on Sunday in New York.
- These aren’t the Sharks you’re used to seeing, as San Jose is sitting near the bottom of the Western Conference standings with a record of 4-7-1. The Sharks will close out a five-game road trip with Tuesday’s matchup.
- While a Sharks defense “anchored” by Martin Jones in net has once again been a weakness of this club (3.58 goals against per game - 26th in NHL), San Jose’s offense has also bottomed out this year — ranking 24th in the league with just 2.58 goals scored per game.
- This will be Joe Thornton’s 20th career game against the Bruins, and could stand as his final game at TD Garden. In his previous 19 meetings against his former club, Thornton has tallied nine goals and posted 16 total points.