[7:30 PM] Flames @ Bruins

Who will WIN this matchup?

Calgary Flames (9-12-1)

@ Boston Bruins (11-9-0)

 

Starting Goalies:

Chad Johnson (CGY): Confirmed

Tuukka Rask(BOS): Unconfirmed

 

• The Boston Bruins look to avoid a season high-tying third straight defeat when they host the Calgary Flames on Friday. Boston was in the midst of its best stretch of the season, yielding five goals during a 4-1-0 surge, before suffering back-to-back losses to St. Louis and Ottawa.

• Brian Elliott was signed in the offseason to solidify Calgary’s goaltending situation, but he’s been outplayed by backup Chad Johnson, who made 34 saves in a shutout of Columbus on Wednesday. Johnson is 4-1-0 with a pair of shutouts and six goals allowed in his last six starts.

• Defenseman Kevan Miller, who had been sidelined since undergoing hand surgery on Oct. 11, made his season debut and registered a minus-1 rating with three hits against Ottawa. Also back in Boston’s lineup was David Pastrnak, who returned from a three-game absence and scored a power-play goal – his team-leading 11th tally in only 15 games. Brad Marchand, who assisted on Pastrnak’s goal, has tormented Calgary with five tallies in seven games.

• Bruins G Tuukka Rask never has lost in regulation to Calgary, posting a 4-0-3 record and 1.61 goals-against average.

• Johnson is 2-1-1 with a 2.22 GAA versus Boston.

• The Bruins have successfully killed 11 straight penalties, while the Flames are 1-for-15 on the power play in their last five games.

 

StreakSmarts Pick: Boston Bruins

Confidence: 5/10

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