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FINAL: Bruins 2, Canadiens 1 (OT) - DeBrusk wins it 25 seconds in
WHO: Bruins (38-14-15) at Montreal Canadiens (25-30-10)
WHEN: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Centre Bell, Montreal
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
ROSTERS
PROJECTED LINES
Boston
Brad Marchand – Charlie Coyle – Jake DeBrusk
Danton Heinen – Pavel Zacha – David Pastrnak
Trent Frederic – Morgan Geekie – Justin Brazeau
John Beecher – Jesper Boqvist – Jakub Lauko
Mason Lohrei – Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm – Brandon Carlo
Parker Wotherspoon – Andrew Peeke
Ullmark
Montreal
Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Juraj Slafkovsky
Joshua Roy — Alex Newhook — Joel Armia
Josh Anderson — Jake Evans — Brendan Gallagher
Tanner Pearson — Colin White — Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Mike Matheson — Kaiden Guhle
Arber Xhekaj — David Savard
Jordan Harris – Johnathan Kovacevic
Sam Montembeault
PREGAME NOTES
- James van Riemsdyk (illness) is out, Johnny Beecher is in. Andrew Peeke and Parker Wotherspoon pair up for Matt Grzelcyk (illness) and Kevin Shattenkirk (scratch). Peeke is making his debut after being acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets at last week’s trade deadline.
“I’ve watched those (B’s-Habs games) for a long time now. No matter who’s playing at the Bell Centre, it’s a special place. But playing for the Bruins against them is going to juice it up a little bit more,” Peeke told reporters this week.
- The Bruins visit the Canadiens tonight in the fourth and final game between these teams this season and the second of two Boston visits to Bell Centre this year ... The Bruins are 38-14- 15 overall this season and they are 17-6-9 on the road ... They are 22-9-5 in games vs. Eastern Conference teams this season.-The Bruins play in Montreal tonight and will then return home for three games vs. Philadelphia on 3/16, vs. Ottawa on 3/19 and vs. NY Rangers on 3/21.
- The Bruins are 3-1-1 in their last five games with a 4-1 win at Toronto on 3/4, a 2-1 OT setback on 3/5 vs. Edmonton, a 4-1 victory vs. the Maple Leafs on 3/7, a 5-1 victory vs. Pittsburgh on 3/9 and a 5-1 loss vs. St. Louis on 3/11 ... They are 6-2-5 in their last 13 games.
- Linus Ullmark will start for the Bruins. Ullmark is 17-7-7 with a 2.72 GAA and a .913 save percentage.
- Brad Marchand is 1 goal shy of his 400th NHL goal