The Bruins will return to TD Garden for a matinee matchup against the Coyotes on Saturday afternoon. Puck drop is set for 3:00 p.m. Follow along for updates from Saturday’s game.
WHO: Coyotes (27-22-7) at Bruins (33-10-12)
WHEN: 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: TD Garden
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com
LIVE COVERAGE:
5:42: Final: Bruins beat the Coyotes, 4-2. Six wins in a row for Boston.
5:42: Empty netter for Coyle.
5:40: Empty net for Arizona.
5:24: DeBrusk is going to be haunted by not burying that shot. Great set-up from Kuhlman.
5:12: Chychrun scores just 26 seconds into the third. 3-2 game.
5:10: Third period is underway.
4:46: DeBrusk tips one home — Bruins take a 3-1 lead.
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4:42: Wagner draws his second penalty of the game. Bruins going right back on the power play.
4:38: Just six seconds into the power play, Bergeron gives Boston the lead.
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4:25:
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4:23:
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4:21: Bruins 5-minute major is over.
4:19: Phil Kessel scores on the power play. 1-0 Arizona.
4:13: Second period underway.
4:01:
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3:58: Not good here from Lauzon:
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3:52: Lauzon out of the box.
3:49: Now Lauzon heads off for a high stick. Boston's PK is back to work.
3:47: Arizona kills off the penalty. Boston avoided disaster there, as Grzelcyk didn't seem to pick up on Garland exiting the box while handling the puck at the blue line.
3:43: Garland heads to the box. Bruins head on the power play.
3:36: McAvoy out of the box.
3:34: Rask robs Garland with a glove stop.
3:33:
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3:18: After a pregame ceremony honoring Chara's 1000th game with the Bruins and 1,500th game in the NHL, we're underway.
2:53: Starters:
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LINEUPS
BOSTON
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk -- David Krejci -- Karson Kuhlman
Sean Kuraly -- Charlie Coyle -- Anders Bjork
Anton Blidh -- Par Lindholm -- Chris Wagner
Zdeno Chara -- Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug -- John Moore
Matt Grzelcyk -- Jeremy Lauzon
Tuukka Rask
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Brandon Carlo, Danton Heinen
Injured: Joakim Nordstrom (medical condition), Kevan Miller (knee), Connor Clifton (upper body)
ARIZONA
Taylor Hall -- Christian Dvorak -- Conor Garland
Lawson Crouse -- Derek Stepan -- Phil Kessel
Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Carl Soderberg -- Brad Richardson -- Christian Fischer
Jakob Chychrun -- Alex Goligoski
Jordan Oesterle -- Niklas Hjalmarsson
Aaron Ness -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Antti Raanta
Adin Hill
PREGAME NOTES:
- The odds aren’t exactly in the Coyotes' favor for this matchup, as the B’s have won 16 consecutive games against Arizona. Boston is already entering this matchup with plenty of momentum, given that Bruce Cassidy’s club is in the middle of a five-game win streak. Boston has not lost to the Coyotes since Oct. 9, 2010, in Prague.
- The Coyotes have been stuck in a rut for some time, with Arizona posting a record of 1-4-2 in its last seven games. They have lost their last five road games.
- The Bruins will be shorthanded on the blue line, as Brandon Carlo will not play on Saturday due to a “family matter”. He is expected to return to the lineup on Sunday against the Red Wings. With Carlo out, John Moore is expected to return to the lineup and skate on Boston’s second D pairing with Torey Krug.
- With a record of 11-0-6, Tuukka Rask has not lost at home in regulation this season, which is tied for the longest such streak to start a season for a Bruins goalie since Gilles Gilbert went 16-0-1 in 1973-74.