BOSTON BRUINS vs. POST GAME NOTES

MILESTONES REACHED: • Zdeno Chara played his 833rd career game as a Bruin, tying Dit Clapper for the 4th-most games played by a defenseman in team history. • Jordan Szwarz had two assists tonight, including his first career NHL assist, for his first points as a Bruin. It is also the first multi- game of his NHL career. • Tim Schaller had a and an assist tonight for the first multi-point game of his NHL career.

WHO’S HOT: • Torey Krug had a goal tonight, extending his point streak to four games with 2-4=6 totals. • Jake DeBrusk had a goal tonight, giving him 1-1=2 totals in two of his last three games. • Sean Kuraly had a goal tonight, giving him goals in two of his last three games. • had an assist tonight, giving him 1-3=4 totals in three of his last four games. • Danton Heinen had an assist tonight giving him 2-2=4 totals in three of his last six games. • David Pastrnak had an assist tonight, giving him 2-4=6 totals in three of his last four games. • Zdeno Chara had two assists tonight for his second multi-point game of the season (1-2=3 totals on 10/14 at ARI). • Minnesota’s Nino Niederreiter had a goal tonight, giving him 2-1=3 totals in three of his last four games. • Minnesota’s Mikael Granlund had a goal tonight, giving him 1-2=3 totals in two of his last three games. • Minnesota’s Eric Staal had a shorthanded goal tonight, giving him 2-2=4 totals in three of his last six games. • Minnesota’s Jared Spurgeon had an assist tonight, giving him 1-4=5 totals in four of his last six games. • Minnesota’s Matt Dumba had an assist tonight, giving him three assists in two of his last three games.

PENALTY : • Minnesota’s Mikael Granlund was awarded a shot at 6:55 of the third period after he was tripped on a breakaway by Torey Krug, and his attempt was saved by Tuukka Rask.

TWO-GOAL LEADS: • The Bruins held a 4-1 lead in tonight’s game ... It was the fifth time this season that they have held a two-or-more-goal lead in a game and they are now 4-0-1 in those games ... They are 226-15-12 since the start of the 2011-12 season in games in which they have held a two-goal lead in a game and that extends to 142-1-4 when they have led by three-or-more goals in a game.

SPECIAL TEAMS: • The Bruins went 0 for 4 (0.0%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 12 for 47 on the power play this season (25.5%) and they have allowed two shorthanded goals. • The Wild went 0 for 1 (0.0%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 7 for 41 on the power play this season (17.1%) and they have not allowed a shorthanded goal. • The Bruins went 1 for 1 (100.0%) on the penalty kill tonight ... They are now 41 for 47 overall on the penalty kill this season (87.2%) and they have scored two shorthanded goals. • The Wild went 4 for 4 (100.0%) on the penalty kill tonight ... They are now 41 for 50 on the penalty kill this season (82.0%) ... 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 347 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.

Monday, November 6, 2017 ... TD Garden; Boston MA