BOSTON BRUINS Vs. LOS ANGELES KINGS
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BOSTON BRUINS vs. LOS ANGELES KINGS POST GAME NOTES OVERTIME RECORDS: • The Bruins played their 14th overtime game of the season today and they are now 5-6 in the five-minute session and 1-2 in shootouts ... The Kings played their 12th overtime game of the season today and they are now 5-4 in the five-minute session and 2-1 in shootouts ... This was Boston’s fourth overtime game in their last six overall (1-0-4). • It is the 23rd game in the lifetime series between these franchises and the Bruins now have a 7-8-8 record vs. the Kings in overtimes, including an 0-3 mark in shootouts ... It is Boston’s first overtime win vs. the Kings since Glen Murray scored at 2:05 for a 4-3 road win on Mar. 22, 2003 ... It is their first home overtime win vs. Los Angeles since Nov. 2, 1989, when Bob Swee- ney scored at 1:43 for a 5-4 victory. WHO’S HOT: • Patrice Bergeron had the game-winning goal and two assists today, giving him 6-5=11 totals in six of his last eight games with 11-13=24 totals in 13 of his last 20 contests ... He has now reached the 20-goal mark for the tenth time in his career. • Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist today, giving him 1-2=3 totals in two of his last eight games with his first tally since Oct. 13 vs. Detroit. • Danton Heinen had a goal and an assist today, giving him 3-1=4 totals in three of his last five games. • Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist today, giving him 4-12=16 totals in nine of his last ten games with 8-14=22 totals in 12 of his last 16 contests ... The goal today came shorthanded and was the 24th shorthanded goal of his career, tying him with Derek Sanderson for second on Boston’s all-time shorthanded goals list (Middleton, 25) • Torey Krug had two assists today, giving him six assists in five of his last six games with 1-8=9 totals in seven of his last nine contests. • David Krejci had a goal today, giving him 2-1=3 totals in three of his last four games with 5-5=10 totals in eight of his last 12 contests. • David Pastrnak had an assist today, extending his point streak to seven games with 4-7=11 totals in that span and giving him 8-11=19 totals in 13 of his last 17 contests. • Los Angeles’ Alex Iafallo had a goal today, giving him 1-1=2 totals in two of his last five games. • Los Angeles’ Anze Kopitar had a goal today, giving him 4-6=10 totals in six of his last seven games with 8-7=15 totals in ten of his last 14 contests. • Los Angeles’ Nate Thompson had a goal today, snapping a 16-game scoreless stretch since an assist Dec. 22 at San Jose. • Los Angeles’ Oscar Fantanberg had a goal today, snapping a 14-game scoreless stretch since an assist Dec. 23 at Vegas. • Los Angeles’ Alec Martinez had an assist today, snapping a 11-game scoreless stretch since an assist Dec. 6 vs. New Jersey. • Los Angeles’ Adrian Kempe had an assist today, giving him 4-2=6 totals in his last four straight games. • Los Angeles’ Dustin Brown had an assist today, giving him four assists in three of his last six games with 2-10=12 totals in ten of his last 16 contests. • Los Angeles’ Dion Phaneuf had an assist today, giving him 1-2=3 totals in three of his last eight games played. • Los Angeles’ Brendan Leipsic had an assist today, giving him single assists each in three straight games. • Los Angeles’ Drew Doughty had an assist today, • Los Angeles’ Tyler Toffoli had an assist today, giving him 4-5=9 totals in seven of his last nine games. SPECIAL TEAMS: • The Bruins went 1 for 3 (33.3%) on the power play today ... They are now 47 for 173 on the power play this season (27.2%) and they have allowed ten shorthanded goals. • The Kings went 1 for 5 (20.0%) on the power play today ... They are now 23 for 150 on the power play this season (15.3%) and they have allowed nine shorthanded goals. • The Bruins went 4 for 5 (80.0%) on the penalty kill today ... They are now 128 for 161 overall on the penalty kill this season (79.5%) and they have scored three shorthanded goals. • The Kings went 2 for 3 (66.7%) on the penalty kill today ... They are now 123 for 162 on the penalty kill this season (75.9%) ... They have scored five shorthanded goals. ATTENDANCE: • Tonight’s attendance was a sellout figure of 17,565. • That extends the Bruins’ sellout streak at TD Garden to 414 straight regular season and playoff games starting on Dec. 5, 2009 vs. Ottawa. • Their last non-sellout game at TD Garden was on Dec. 2, 2009 when a Wednesday game vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning drew 16,553. Saturday, February 9, 2019 ... TD Garden; Boston MA.