Thursday’s matchup between the Bruins and Kraken will have a little more fanfare than usual, with franchise legend Zdeno Chara being honored with a jersey retirement ahead of the game.
Chara’s No. 33 will be raised to the TD Garden rafters, the 13th number retired by the Bruins. A pregame ceremony begins at 6:20 p.m., and fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 6:10 p.m. NESN will televise the festivities beginning at 6 p.m.
After that, attention will turn to the ice, where the Bruins are seeking a fifth straight win.
Boston pitched back-to-back shutouts in wins over the Red Wings and Penguins. Another win streak has moved Boston back into a playoff spot with the season just past the midway point.
Longtime Bruins captain Zdeno Chara enters the Hockey Hall of Fame
The Kraken have lost three of four since beating the Bruins last week. Seattle is third in the Pacific Division behind Edmonton and Vegas.
Puck drop on Thursday is set for 8 p.m. at TD Garden and on NESN and Amazon Prime. here’s a preview.
When: Thursday, 8 p.m.
Where: TD Garden, Boston
TV, radio: Amazon, NESN, WBZ-FM 98.5
Line: Boston -165. O/U: 6.0.
KRAKEN
Season record: 21-15-9. vs. spread: 33-12. Over/under: 17-26, 2 pushes
Last 10 games: 6-1-3. vs. spread: 10-0. Over/under: 3-6, 1 push
BRUINS
Season record: 26-19-2. vs. spread: 31-16. Over/under: 25-22
Last 10 games: 6-3-1. vs. spread: 6-4. Over/under: 4-6
TEAM STATISTICS
Goals scored: Seattle 124, Boston 153
Goals allowed: Seattle 127, Boston 145
Power play: Seattle 22.8%, Boston 24.3%
Penalty minutes: Seattle 338, Boston 645
Penalty kill: Seattle 71.1%, Boston 79.4%
Faceoffs won: Seattle 47.2%, Boston 52.3%
Stat of the day: The Bruins have allowed just three goals across four wins since a 7-4 loss to Seattle on Jan. 6.
Notes: On Tuesday, Pavel Zacha scored the deciding goal and Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves in a 3-0 shutout of the Detroit Red Wings, who entered the week leading the Atlantic Division. “I think it was one of the most complete games we’ve played all year long, 5-on-5,” Bruins coach Marco Sturm said. “Those are the games we have to take advantage of a little bit [against a team on a back-to-back]. We’ve had a couple recently. I think [Thursday] will be another one.” ... Zacha has points in four of his last five games, including a hat trick with the game-winner in Boston’s 10-2 Saturday win over the New York Rangers. Viktor Arvidsson, who has played on Zacha’s wing of late, is on a five-game point streak. ... Tuesday also marked Boston’s fourth straight game committing just two penalties after a whopping 30 calls in the prior six. ... Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm inched closer to returning from injured reserve as he skated in a non-contact jersey on Wednesday. ... The Kraken’s win over Boston last week also came in the second game of a back-to-back and was part of a 10-game point streak (8-0-2). They are just 1-1-2 since that game. ... After Philipp Grubauer’s consecutive starts, all signs point to Joey Daccord taking the net back in his native Massachusetts. Daccord lost Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes but made 32 stops to beat the Bruins the first time around.
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