A pair of long-time rivals meet Wednesday night at the TD Garden when the Boston Bruins continue their four-game homestand by hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Boston (30-16-7) has a slight lead over Montreal in the Northeast Division (30-19-5), but with a win, the Canadiens would pass the Bruins for first place in the division with 67 points, and third place in the Eastern Conference.
The Matchup:
Montreal is 12-12-1 on the road, which is about what you'd expect, while the Bruins are 14-10-3 at home (Boston is actually a much better road team this season).
The Stats:
Boston scores more per game, with 3.02 goals compared to Montreal's 2.54. Boston also lets less in, at a 2.15 GAA and Montreal a 2.41.
| 32.57 | Shots on Goal Per Game | 33.89 | |
| 30.07 | Shots Against Per Game | 33.53 | |
| 11.98 | Penalty Minutes Per Game | 13.81 | |
| 35 | Power Play Goals | 31 | |
| 18.2% | Power Play % | 16.8% | |
| 33 | Power Play Goals Allowed | 26 | |
| 84.7% | Penalty Kill % | 84.6% | |
| 3 | Shorthanded Goals | 7 | |
| 3 | Shorthanded Goals Allowed | 4 | |
The Injuries:
Marc Savard is on LTIR for the rest of the season due to post concussion syndrome. Daniel Paille will miss his second of a four game suspension due to a hit to the head of Dallas' Ray Sawada. And Patrice Bergeron is probable after taking a puck to the chin in practice yesterday,
Micheal Cammalleri will miss the game for Montreal due to a shoulder injury, and James Wisniewski is day-to-day with the flu.