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POST GAME NOTES

WHO’S HOT: • Tuukka Rask extended his point streak to ten games at 9-0-1 with tonight’s 5-1 win ... That is the fourth time in his career that he has taken points out of ten straight games, which he last accomplished from Nov. 21-Dec. 18, 2015 (8-0-2) ... He has a 1.41 goals against average and .946 save percentage in that stretch. • Riley Nash had two goals and an assist tonight, giving him 2-2=4 totals in two of his last three games with his first since Nov. 29 vs. Tampa Bay (ten games) ... It is his fourth career two-goal game and ties a career-high for points in a game first reached on Mar. 2, 2013 vs. Florida (1-2=3). • Danton Heinen had a goal and an assist tonight, giving him 3-6=9 totals in five of his last seven games and giving him 5-7=12 totals in eight of his last 11 contests. • David Backes had a goal and an assist tonight, giving him 3-4=7 totals in four of his last five games with 5-5=10 totals in six of his last 11 games. • Matt Grzelcyk had two assists tonight, snapping an eight-game scoreless stretch since an assist Dec. 7 vs. Arizona. • Kevan Miller had his first goal of the season tonight, snapping a seven-game scoreless stretch since an assist Dec. 7 vs. Ari- zona. • Ryan Spooner had an assist tonight, giving him five assists in his last five games played with 1-7=8 totals in six of his last eight games played. • Anders Bjork had an assist tonight, giving him single assists each in two of his last five games. • Ottawa’s Thomas Chabot had a goal tonight, snapping a nine-game scoreless stretch with his first point since a 1-2=3 night Dec. 1 at NY Islanders. • Ottawa’s had an assist tonight, giving him seven assists in six of his last seven games. • Ottawa’s Derick Brassard had an assist tonight, giving him 3-3=6 totals in four of his last seven games.

THIS AND THAT: • The Bruins opened a 3-0 lead in tonight’s game en route to their 4-1 win ... It is the 16th time this season that they have held a two-or-more-goal lead in a game and they now have a 15-0-1 record in those games ... They are 236-15-12 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 148-1-4 when they have led by three-or-more goals in a game. • The Bruins opened tonight their sixth of 14 sets of back-to-back games this season ... They now have a 4-1-1 record in game ones and a 2-3-0 mark in game twos of those series. • The Bruins opened as well their sixth of 16 sets of three games in four nights tonight ... They have a 3-2-1 record in game ones, 3-1-1 in game twos and 3-1-1 in game threes of those sets this season.

SPECIAL TEAMS: • The Bruins went 0 for 2 (0.0%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 23 for 114 on the power play this season (20.2%) and they have allowed five shorthanded goals. • The Senators went 0 for 1 (0.0%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 20 for 124 on the power play this season (16.1%) and they have allowed two shorthanded goals. • The Bruins went 1 for 1 (100.0%) on the kill tonight ... They are now 90 for 107 overall on the penalty kill this season (84.1%) and they have scored two shorthanded goals. • The Senators went 2 for 2 (100.0%) on the penalty kill tonight ... They are now 79 for 100 on the penalty kill this season (79.0%) ... 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 359 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.

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TWO-GOAL LEADS: • The Bruins have held a 0-0 lead in tonight’s game ... It is the 16th time this season that they have held a two-or-more-goal lead in a game and they entered tonight’s game with a 14-0-1 record in those games ... They are 235-15-12 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 147-1-4 when they have led by three-or-more goals in a game.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: • The Bruins are opening their sixth of 14 sets of back-to-back games this season ... They entered today’s game with a 3-1-1 record in game ones and a 2-3-0 mark in game twos of those series.

THREE GAMES IN FOUR NIGHTS: • The Bruins are finishing their fifth of 16 sets of three games in four nights tonight ... They have a 2-2-1 record in game ones, 3-1-1 in game twos and 2-1-1 in game threes of those sets this season.

MATINEES: • The Bruins are playing today their sixth of ten afternoon game on this season’s schedule and they entered today’s game with a 3-2-0 record in matinees this season.

ATTENDANCE: ** NOT UPDATED ** • Tonight’s attendance was a sellout figure of 17,565. • That extends the Bruins’ sellout streak at TD Garden to 358 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.

MILESTONES REACHED: • Brad Marchand - 1 assist for 200 NHL assists • Ottawa’s Alexandre Burrows - 1 assist for 200 NHL assists • Ottawa’s Mike Hoffman - 2 points for 200 NHL points

• Zdeno Chara has tonight, giving him single assists each in three of his last six games. • Patrice Bergeron has tonight, giving him 5-6=11 totals in eight of his last 12 games. • has tonight, giving him 2-4=6 totals in five of his last nine games. • Brad Marchand has tonight, giving him 7-10=17 totals in 11 of his last 13 games. • Charlie McAvoy has tonight, giving him 1-3=4 totals in four of his last seven games. • Jake DeBrusk has tonight, giving him 3-3=6 totals in five of his last nine games. • David Pastrnak has tonight, giving him 5-11=16 totals in 14 of his last 16 games. • Ottawa’s Cody Ceci has tonight, giving him single goals each in four of his last seven games. • Ottawa’s Bobby Ryan has tonight, giving him 3-1=4 totals in three of his last five games played. • Ottawa’s Tom Pyatt has tonight, giving him single assists each in four of his last six games. • Ottawa’s Jean-Gabriel Pageau has tonight, giving him single goals each in three of his last five games. • Ottawa’s Erik Karlsson has tonight, giving him 2-2=4 totals in four of his last five games.