The Boston Bruins (42-8-5) and their stifling penalty killing defense host the Ottawa Senators (27-24-4), one of the league’s top power play offenses, at TD Garden on Monday. Ottawa is playing the second of a back-to-back after earning a high-scoring 7-2 win over the Blues yesterday.
The Senators committed eight penalties in the game, though they held St. Louis without a power play goal. Tim Stuetzle was the top goalscorer for the Senators with two goals.
Mads Sogaard saved an impressive 30 of 32 shots (.937%) in the win.Boston won their third in a row, beating the Islanders 6-2 on Saturday. Trent Frederic scored twice to lead the Bruins. Linus Ullmark was impressive in the win, making 26 saves (.928%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Senators have won both games between the teams this season, including a 3-2 (SO) victory in their most recent meeting in December, their third straight win against Boston.
Drake Batherson led Ottawa with two points (0G 2A). Pavel Zacha scored Boston’s only goal. Cam Talbot got the win, saving 49 of 51 shots (.960%).
FACING OFF
Ottawa is averaging 3.07 goals per game for the season, 19th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Bruins team that is allowing only 2.07 goals a game (1st).
Meanwhile, Boston has found the net 3.73 times a game on average, second in the league, and the Senators are allowing opponents to score 3.20 goals per game (19th).
Look for multiple power play opportunities for the Bruins, as the Senators are averaging 4.58 penalties per game, third-most in the NHL. The visitors’ 11.24 penalty minutes a game ranks fifth-highest. The home team has been penalized 4.29 times a game (9th) for an average of 10.25 minutes (11th).
The Senators’ second-ranked power play offense (26.21%) will face a challenging test against the Bruins, who are the league’s best penalty killing team (86.24%).
Boston, meanwhile, has scored on 24.34% of their power play opportunities (7th), which the hosts will be seeking to build on against Ottawa’s seventh-ranked 81.91% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Brady Tkachuk and Stuetzle have been the top skaters for the Senators this season with 60 and 59 points. In the net, Talbot (12-13-1) is Ottawa’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.90 GAA and a .905% save percentage.
David Pastrnak leads the Bruins in scoring with 75 points (5th in the league). He has 39 goals (2nd in the league) and 36 assists in 55 games. Ullmark (27-4-1) has the best goals against average for Boston at 1.90, best in the league. He has a save percentage of .937%, also best.
HOME AND AWAY
Ottawa is looking for a fourth consecutive road win this season. Boston is 23-2-3 at TD Garden this season. Meanwhile, the Senators are 4-2 without a day off and 3-2 playing with a rest disadvantage. The Bruins are 5-1 with a rest advantage.
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