Chicago visits the TD Garden for the first time since they won the Stanley Cup last June.
The atmosphere is going to be electric as the B’s want to squash Chicago’s opportunity to clinch a playoff spot. The Bruins have already clinched their spot, and are one point behind the league leading Blues (105pts) for the Presidents Trophy.
Both teams are playing great hockey, and come into this game red hot. The B’s are 9-0-1 in their last 10 games, while Chicago has been 6-3-1. Two of those losses to Nashville at home.
The Blackhawks have taken down some stiff competition in this final stretch of the season; beating teams like, the Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins.
Chicago has a new weapon who has never played in Boston, Teuvo Teravainen. The 19-year old Finnish center is coming in during a key point of the season, and is looking to help fill on offense, in the absence of Patrick Kane.
He’s already worked over his tough nosed coach, Joel Quenneville. “I liked him,” coach Q said. “His awareness at both ends was very good. Good start.”
Look for Patrick Sharp to stay hot, he has six points in his last five games.
Stanley Cup rematch between the pipes, as Corey Crawford and Tuukka Rask battle it out for the w. Rask comes in as a brick wall, only allowing nine goals in his last seven games.
That all changes tonight, Chicago averages 3.27 goals a game.
Game Pick
Blackhawks 3-2 OT
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