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Watch another chilling national anthem from TD Garden, as the Boston faithful belted out the anthem on Saturday before the Bruins/Penguins game.
Game Preview: Penguins vs. Bruins
B’s host the Pens today at TD Garden at 12:30 p.m. ET, with the game broadcast on NESNplus and 98.5 The Sports Hub (and NHL Network out-of-market).
Follow gameday updates on Twitter @NHLBruins ^CS
B's/Pens Game Will Be Played Saturday, April 20 at 12:30 p.m.
Boston, MA – After consultation with the City of Boston, the NHL and Boston Bruins confirmed today, April 19, that the Bruins/Penguins game will be played on Saturday, April 20 at TD Garden with puck drop scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
Tickets for game, which was originally scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET on Friday, April 19, game will be honored for rescheduled game.
Back-to-Back ‘Not an Excuse’ for B’s
PITTSBURGH, PA - Coming into the second night of a back-to-back is never easy.
Especially when the game played 24 hours prior is a 7:30 game that goes into the shootout, as was the case for the Bruins on Tuesday night at CONSOL Energy Center. And even more so, against a rested Penguins team on a five-game win streak that had Monday off.
But when the B’s saw a 2-0 lead erased with under six minutes left in regulation and the Pens score three unanswered goals en route to a 3-2 comeback victory, they certainly weren’t using the nothing-left-in-the-tank excuse for the loss.
“No, I think it was the energy, was more the way we approached the third period,” alternate captain Patrice Bergeron told media, when asked if his team ran out of gas at the end. “We sat back.”
“The first 40 we were going at them on the forecheck, we were first on pucks, and we were getting results,” added Bergeron, as he spoked from the locker room, looking unable to find the words after the frustrating loss.
“I don’t know exactly how to explain it, but it’s unacceptable.”
Back-to-Back in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA - The B’s will be back at it tonight against Pittsburgh at the CONSOL Energy Center, following their 3-2 come-from-behind shootout win over the Senators. They did not skate this morning and will head to the arena later today before the second game of their back-to-back.
Pittsburgh is on a five-game winning streak and hold an 18-8-0 record this season. During the run, the Penguins have scored an NHL-best 26 goals (tied with Montreal), putting up a 5.2 goals-per-game average in March. The B’s will have their hands full with Pittsburgh’s steady offense, that sees Sidney Crosby (3-11=14), Chris Kunitz (8-4=12) and Kris Letang (0-11=11) as the top three leading scorers in March among all NHL players.
The Pens lines during morning skate rushes are listed below, in the absence of Malkin (who is out 1-2 weeks with an upper-body injury), though Evgeni did skate on his own today.
Projected lineup for Pens:
Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis
Bennett-Jeffrey-Neal
Cooke-Sutter-Kennedy
Glass-Vitale-Adams
Orpik-Martin
Letang-Eaton
Despres-Niskanen
Bortuzzo-Engelland
Pens Head Coach Dan Bylsma said his lineup will be a game-time decision, but confirmed that Marc-Andre Fleury will be in goal against Boston.
Stay tuned to BostonBruins.com and follow my updates on Twitter @NHLBruins for more news as we head into tonight….
-Caryn Switaj ^CS
