BOSTON BRUINS vs. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
POST GAME NOTES
WHO’S HOT: • Tuukka Rask extended his point streak to 20 games at 18-0-2 with tonight’s 4-1 win ... That remains the fourth-longest such streak by a Boston goaltender in team history behind Gerry Cheevers (NHL-record 32 games in 1971-72), Pete Peeters (31 games in 1982-83) and Frank Brimsek (23 games in 1940-41) ... He has played in 21 of the last 27 games with a 1.59 goals against average and .941 save percentage in that stretch. • Torey Krug had a goal and an assist tonight, giving him 2-7=9 totals in six of his last eight games. • Danton Heinen had two assists tonight, giving him 1-3=4 totals in three of his last five games. • Patrice Bergeron had a goal tonight, giving him 6-5=11 totals in seven of his last eight games and giving him 12-8=20 totals in 12 of his last 14 games. • David Pastrnak had a goal tonight, extending his point streak to eight games with 4-6=10 totals in that span with 6-10=16 totals in 12 of his last 14 games. • Tim Schaller had an empty net goal tonight, giving him single goals each in two of his last four games. • David Krejci had an assist tonight, giving him 3-6=9 totals in seven of his last ten games with 4-8=12 totals in nine of his last 14 games. • Austin Czarnik had an assist tonight in his first game since his recall this morning from Providence/AHL ... It is his first Boston point since an assist Nov. 2 vs. Vegas in his first Boston game played since Nov. 8 at NY Rangers. • Zdeno Chara had an assist tonight in his 1,400th NHL game, snapping a seven-game scoreless stretch. • Toronto’s Mitch Marner had a goal tonight, giving him 4-1=5 totals in five of his last seven games. • Toronto’s Morgan Rielly had an assist tonight in his return to the lineup after missing six games with an upper body injury ... He now has 1-9=10 totals in eight of his last 12 games played. • Toronto’s Nazem Kadri had an assist tonight, giving him 3-4=7 totals in six of his last seven games.
THIS AND THAT: • Patrice Bergeron’s goal at 4:29 of the first period snapped Toronto’s shutout streak at 146:46 ... Dallas’ Tyler Seguin scored at 17:43 of the second period on Jan. 25 vs. Curtis McElhinney and the Leafs then earned consecutive shutouts over the NY Islanders (Andersen) and NY Rangers (McElhinney) prior to tonight’s game.
MILESTONES REACHED: • Zdeno Chara played his 1,400th NHL game tonight.
SPECIAL TEAMS: • The Bruins went 2 for 3 (66.7%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 35 for 155 on the power play this season (22.6%) and they have allowed five shorthanded goals. • The Maple Leafs went 1 for 4 (25.0%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 31 for 150 on the power play this season (20.7%) and they have allowed five shorthanded goals. • The Bruins went 3 for 4 (75.0%) on the penalty kill tonight ... They are now 123 for 148 overall on the penalty kill this season (83.1%) and they have scored four shorthanded goals. • The Maple Leafs went 1 for 3 (33.3%) on the penalty kill tonight ... They are now 134 for 162 on the penalty kill this season (82.7%) ... They have scored three shorthanded goals.
ATTENDANCE: • Tonight’s attendance was a sellout figure of 17,565. • That extends the Bruins’ sellout streak at TD Garden to 366 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 3, 2018 ... TD Garden; Boston MA