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Game day · Sun, Nov 8
1:00 PM ET
vs Panthers
TD Garden, Boston · NHL Net, Scripps Sports, NESN
Record12–4–1
T-1st in the Atlantic · 25 PTS
W 6–2 at Penguins · Thu, Nov 5
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Bruins placed James Hagens on injured reserve and recalled Mikey Eyssimont from the AHL.
NESN posted that Hagens left a game after a cross-check from Samuel Girard, and the team did not specify the injury. Coach Marco Sturm told the media he expects Hagens to be out a few weeks. Eyssimont led the AHL with 13 goals in eight games, including a hat trick in his latest outing.
Source: Stanley Cup of Chowder
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Bruins host Panthers today at 1 PM ET at TD Garden, with Boston 12-4-1 and Florida 9-6-2.
Matthew Tkachuk leads Florida with 25 points, while David Pastrnak leads Boston with 22. Florida is missing Brad Marchand, Aleksander Barkov and Anton Lundell, among others, and Boston is without James Hagens. Matthew Poitras is day-to-day for the Bruins.
Source: ESPN
Around the NHL
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Jack Hughes scores in overtime as Devils rally past Islanders 5-4.
New Jersey erased a two-goal deficit in the third period, with Dougie Hamilton's power-play goal tying it with 6:18 left in regulation, per the Associated Press. Hughes won it 3:42 into overtime, extending the Devils' winning streak to four games, while the Islanders lost their third straight. Ilya Sorokin made 45 saves for New York. The NY Post said the Islanders were badly outplayed and cited officiating complaints, including a 4-0 power-play disparity, and that Mathew Barzal and Matias Maccelli were cleared from non-contact status at morning skate.
Sources: NY Post Sports · Associated Press · Lighthouse Hockey · All About The Jersey
Capitals rally past Panthers 4-3 after Tom Wilson is ejected for boarding Sandis Vilmanis.
Tkachuk scored twice in the first period for Florida, the second on an extended power play after Wilson's major penalty. Alex Tuch and Aliaksei Protas scored in the second period to put Washington ahead, and Pierre-Luc Dubois added a goal in the third. Sam Bennett cut the lead to one with 46.6 seconds left, and Vilmanis did not return after the hit.
Sources: ESPN · Associated Press · Knights On Ice
Wild defenseman Brock Faber practices for first time since September skull injury.
Faber's return to practice moves him closer to a regular-season debut that was delayed by a fractured skull, per ESPN.
Sources: ESPN · Habs Eyes on the Prize
Hurricanes rout Blackhawks 9-2, with Jordan Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov scoring twice each.
Carolina led 4-0 after the first period and 7-0 after the second, per the Associated Press. Chicago's Spencer Knight was pulled after allowing six goals, and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 18 shots for Carolina. Connor Bedard and Roman Kantserov scored for Chicago in the third period, and the Blackhawks have lost nine of their last 10 games.
Sources: Associated Press · Second City Hockey · Canes Country
Avalanche blank Red Wings 4-0 as Mackenzie Blackwood posts a 27-save shutout.
Martin Necas scored twice and had four points, while Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar also scored, and Colorado scored on power plays in the second period. Blackwood's shutout was his first of the season and the 18th of his career, and per The Hockey News it moved him into a three-way tie for sixth on Colorado's all-time shutout list. The win came at home before Colorado left on a road trip, according to SB Nation.
Sources: The Hockey News - Colorado Avalanche · Mile High Hockey
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