Tuesday’s win over Toronto came with a milestone for David Pastrnak, who became the sixth 400-goal scorer in Bruins history with a two-goal, one-assist effort.
“Pasta is obviously a special player. To score 400 goals in this league is pretty amazing, so we’re all really happy for him reaching that milestone,” coach Marco Sturm said. “Knowing him, he’s probably been thinking about that one for a long, long time.”
Here’s a preview:
When: Thursday, 7 p.m.
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata, Ontario
TV, radio: NESN, WKLB-FM 102.5
Line: Ottawa -170. O/U: 6.0.
BRUINS
Season record: 11-7-0. vs. spread: 14-4. Over/under: 11-7
Last 10 games: 8-2-0. vs. spread: 8-2. Over/under: 7-3
SENATORS
Season record: 8-5-4. vs. spread: 6-11. Over/under: 10-6, 1 push
Last 10 games: 6-1-3. vs. spread: 4-6. Over/under: 5-4, 1 push
TEAM STATISTICS
Goals scored: Boston 61, Ottawa 57
Goals allowed: Boston 59, Ottawa 61
Power play: Boston 25.0%, Ottawa 23.2%
Penalty minutes: Boston 195, Ottawa 160
Penalty kill: Boston 81.2%, Ottawa 67.3%
Faceoffs won: Boston 53.2%, Ottawa 58.3%
Stat of the day: Defenseman Nikita Zadorov leads the Bruins in penalty minutes with 31. Charlie McAvoy is second at 24.
Notes: The Bruins begin a two-game Canadian road trip Thursday. They will face the Canadiens for the first time this season on Saturday. … Hampus Lindholm and Alex Steeves scored their first goals of the season for the Bruins in Tuesday’s victory over the Maple Leafs … The Senators are on a six-game point streak (3-0-3) and have reached overtime five times during that span. … Former Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark made 16 of his 30 saves in the third for Ottawa. He has an .870 save percentage this season while shouldering a heavy workload. … Ullmark’s 14th start in Ottawa’s 17 games came a day after he received a vote of confidence from Steve Staios, the team’s president of hockey operations and general manager. … Ottawa defenseman Thomas Chabot left Tuesday’s game with an upper-body injury in the first period and did not return, which forced Jake Sanderson to play 29 minutes. Chabot will not play on Thursday as he undergoes further testing.
Material from Stats Inc and Field Level Media was used in this report.
Matt Pepin can be reached at [email protected].
