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BRUINS vs. BLACKHAWKS

POST-GAME NOTES

SHUTOUT NOTES: • Chicago’s recorded his second of the season and fourth of his career with tonight’s 1-0 win ... It is the 42nd lifetime shutout of the Blackhawks over the Bruins and just the 12th in Boston ... The last time the Blackhawks shut out the Bruins in Boston was on Jan. 17, 1970 with a 1-0 victory. • It is the second time this season the Bruins have had the game’s lone scored against them in the last two minutes of regu- lation ... The game-winning goal by Minnesota’s Mikael Granlund on Nov. 17th came at 19:15 of the third period. • The Bruins were also shut out in their previous home game by the NY Islanders on Monday afternoon ... It is the first time they have been shut out in consecutive home games since Oct. 23 (0-2 vs. Carolina) and Oct. 30 (0-1/OT vs. ) in 2003.

WHO’S HOT: • Chicago’s Marian Hossa had the game’s lone goal tonight, giving him 1-3=4 totals in his last two games ... It was his first goal since Dec. 15 at NY Islanders. • Chicago’s had an assist tonight, giving him 3-3=6 totals in four of his last six games. • Chicago’s had an assist tonight, giving him 2-1=3 totals in his last two games.

SPECIAL TEAMS: • The Bruins went 0 for 2 (0.0%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 26 for 150 on the power play this season (17.3%) and they have allowed six shorthanded goals. • The Blackhawks went 0 for 3 (0.0%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 26 for 144 on the power play this season (18.1%) and they have allowed five shorthanded goals. • The Bruins went 3 for 3 (100.0%) on the kill tonight ... They are now 142 for 163 overall on the penalty kill this season (87.1%) and they have scored five shorthanded goals. • The Blackhawks went 2 for 2 (100.0%) on the penalty kill tonight ... They are now 93 for 123 on the penalty kill this season (75.6%) ... They have not yet scored a shorthanded goal.

ATTENDANCE: • Tonight’s attendance was a sellout figure of 17,565. • That extends the Bruins’ sellout streak at TD Garden to 316 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 drew 16, 553.

Friday, january 20, 2017 ... TD Garden; Boston MA