This is the only meeting between the teams this season. In their only game last season, the Bruins traveled home from Vancouver with a 1-0 win; Michael Ryder scored the lone goal, while Tim Thomas stopped all 30 shots to take the goaltending duel with Roberto Luongo.
It's rough going in Boston, as evidenced by the team's 0-7-2 skid -- the second longest in team history, including an eight-game winless streak at the TD Garden. They've outshot their opponents 89-51 over their last two games, including a 3-2 loss to the Canadiens in their last outing, in which they jumped out to a 2-0 lead, only to lose in a shootout.
The Canucks looked to be geared up for their 14 consecutive road games with a four-game win streak heading into the trip, followed by another win in Toronto. In the two matches since, it's been a different story, as they've struggled to ...