Game 48: Senators at Bruins

January 31, 2012|Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff

Hello again from Causeway Street, where tonight the Bruins return from the NHL's All-Star break and face the Ottawa Senators. It's the start of three straight at the Garden. The Canes will be here on Thursday night, followed by the Penguins on Saturday.

The guess here is that Tuukka Rask, well rested while Tim Thomas fulfilled All-Star obligations in Ottawa over the weekend, will be in net, most likely opposed by Craig Anderson. Following the morning skate, both goalies left the ice simultaneously, with Thomas one stride ahead of the Thin Finn.

With such a heavy schedule from now until the start of the playoffs, said Bruins coach Claude Julien, both goalies should see a healthy amount of playing time. But that does not necessarily mean a straight rotation. ''If they're both hot, they're both playing.'' And if one isn't.....

Nathan Horton, still working his way back from a concussion, remains out of the Black-and-Gold lineup. Andrew Ference tonight will serve the third and final game of his three-game suspension for his dangerous hit Jan. 21 on the Rangers' Ryan McDonagh.
Puck drop: 7:05 p.m. EST

Record:
Bruins, 31-14-2; Senators, 27-19-6.

TV/radio info: NESN (Jack Edwards, Andy Brickley, Naoko Funayama), 98.5 The Sports Hub (Dave Goucher, Bob Beers)

Projected lineup:
Milan Lucic-David Krejci-Rich Peverley
Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Tyler Seguin
Benoit Pouliot-Chris Kelly-Zach Hamill
Daniel Paille-Gregory Campbell-Shawn Thornton

Zdeno Chara-Johnny Boychuk
Dennis Seidenberg-Joe Corvo
Steve Kampfer-Adam McQuaid


Tuukka Rask
Tim Thomas

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