Bruins Benders Podcast Bruins Game Day Preview
Game 4: Boston Bruins (4-0-0) at Anaheim (1-3-0)
Date: Sunday, October 22
Time: 8:30 pm EST
TV: NESN
Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Anaheim +1.5
Boston -1.5
O/U 6
Boston Bruins Notes:
The Bruins have started the season 4-0-0 for the first time since 1990-91. The goaltending tandem of Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman have a combined .945 save percentage and two wins apiece. The Bruins penalty kill is tied for third in the NHL with a 94.7 percent success rate.
The Bruins won their 12th consecutive regular-season game dating back to March 30. Boston has posted only two longer winning streaks (spanning seasons or otherwise): 14 GP in 1929-1930 and 13 GP in 1970-1971.
Anaheim Ducks Notes:
The Ducks lost their last game 2-1 to Arizona on Saturday. Anaheim’s penalty kill is among the worst in the league at 68.2 percent, and their power play has a success rate of just 8.3 percent. The Ducks are 1-1-0 at home.
Boston Bruins Lineup:
Marchand-Zacha-Pastrnak
DeBrusk-Poitras-Geekie
van Riemsdyk-Coyle-Frederic
Lauko-Beecher-Brown
Grzelcyk-McAvoy
Lindholm-Carlo
Mitchell-Shattenkirk
Swayman
Ullmark
Anaheim Lineup:
Zegras-Carlsson-Terry
Vatrano-McTavish-Strome
Henrique-Groulx-Silfverberg
Johnston-Carrick-Leason
Fowler-Luneau
Lacombe-Gudas
Mintyukov-Lyubushkin
Gibson
Dostal
Players To Watch:
Anaheim – Former Bruins forward Frank Vatrano has scored four goals so far this season for Anaheim. Trevor Zegras has yet to score and has just one assist in their four games.
Boston – Brad Marchand scored two goals on Saturday to give him 375 regular season goals in his career. Marchand is seven assists away from 500. David Pastrnak has five goals in four games and has 625 points in his career.
Next game
Anaheim – October 24 at Columbus
Boston – October 24 at Chicago
