Before we kick off the latest edition of Tale of the Tape, a few quick announcements:

Bruins' center David Krejci has been diagnosed with H1N1. Here's the official press release:

BOSTON, MA - Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today that the club’s medical staff has confirmed a diagnosis of H1N1 for David Krejci. Based on Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations, Krejci will be isolated from the rest of the team until he is symptom and fever free for 24 hours.

“Like most people, we are taking many precautions to try to prevent our players and staff from contracting the H1N1 virus,” said Chiarelli. “Our medical staff is working with David to get him healthy as soon as possible, and our players and staff will continue to take precautions with hopes of preventing the spread of the virus to others in the organization.”

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, right?

On a positive note, today's blog is dedicated to two great Bruins fans here on Hockeybuzz.

I'd like to wish a happy birthday to our good friend up in Nova Scotia, none other than Cape Breton Bruins. CBB, it's a pleasure having you around these boards. Enjoy your day.

Speaking of enjoyment, I'd like to welcome Bency76 to Boston. Bency is a die-hard Bruins fan embedded in the heart of Hab Country. He's made the trip down from Montreal to root against the hometown team he loathes, and to cheer on the Black and Gold. Have a great night at the Garden my friend.

And now, without further ado......

BOSTON BRUINS vs. MONTREAL CANADIENS
November 5, 2009 7:00PM at TD Garden

JUST THE FACTS: BOSTON
STANDINGS: T-11th in the Eastern Conference (6-7-1, 13pts)
LAST TEN: 4-5-1
STREAK: Lost 2
GOALS PER GAME: 2.21 (27th)
GOALS ALLOWED PER GAME: 2.57 (8th)
PP%: 11.5% (30th)
PK%: 78.0% (22nd)

JUST THE FACTS: MONTREAL
STANDINGS: T-8th in the Eastern Conference (7-8-0, 14pts)
LAST TEN: 5-5-0
STREAK: Lost 1
GOALS PER GAME: 2.67 (19th)
GOALS ALLOWED PER GAME: 3.33 (26th)
PP%: 14.3% (24th)
PK%: 75.8% (24th)

TEAM LEADERS: BOSTON
GOALS: Marc Savard, Patrice Bergeron, Blake Wheeler (4)
ASSISTS: Zdeno Chara, Derek Morris (6)
POINTS: Patrice Bergeron (8)
PIM: Shawn Thornton (23)
+/-: Marco Sturm, Mark Stuart (+3)
SHOTS: Zdeno Chara (33)
WINS: Tim Thomas (4)
GAA: Tuukka Rask (2.41)

TEAM LEADERS: MONTREAL
GOALS: Mike Cammalleri (7)
ASSISTS: Tomas Plekanec (10)
POINTS: Tomas Plekanec, Mike Cammalleri (14)
PIM: Hal Gill (31)
+/-: Jaroslav Spacek, Roman Hamrlik, Plekanec, Cammalleri (+6)
SHOTS: Mike Cammalleri (58)
WINS: Jaroslav Halak (5)
GAA: Jaroslav Halak (2.85)

ON A ROLL: BOSTON
Nobody?

ON A ROLL: MONTREAL
Mike Cammalleri: 5-2-7 in last 6 games
Brian Gionta: 2-2-4 in last 4 games

ICE COLD: BOSTON
Everybody!

ICE COLD: MONTREAL
Andrei Kostitsyn: 0-0-0 in last 6 games
Marc-Andre Bergeron: 0-0-0 (-5) in last 5 games

RECENT/UPCOMING GAMES: BOSTON
10/31/09 vs. Edmonton 2-0 WIN
11/1/09 @ NY Rangers 1-0 LOSS
11/3/09 @ Detroit 2-0 LOSS
11/7/09 vs. Buffalo
11/10/09 vs. Pittsburgh

RECENT/UPCOMING GAMES: MONTREAL
10/30/09 @ Chicago 3-2 LOSS
10/31/09 vs. Toronto 5-4 WIN (SO)
11/3/09 vs. Atlanta 5-4 LOSS
11/7/09 vs. Tampa Bay
11/10/09 vs. Calgary

SEASON SERIES
11/5/09 MTL @ BOS
12/4/09 BOS @ MTL
2/4/10 MTL @ BOS
2/7/10 BOS @ MTL
3/2/10 MTL @ BOS
3/13/10 BOS @ MTL


HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY
* The Bruins are 262-330-103-4 all time against the Canadiens with a 161-131-56-2 record at home.

• The B’s were 5-0-1 against the Habs in 2008-09.
• The Bruins haven’t held the Canadiens scoreless in a game in Boston since December 20th of 2001. Byron Dafoe was victorious in a 5-0 shellacking.
• The last time the Bruins were shutout at home against the Habs was March 9, 2006. Cristobal Huet blanked the B’s 3-0.
• The last time the Canadiens won it in OT in Boston was February 26, 2004. Craig Rivet had the GWG in a 3-2 win for Montreal.


TEN OBSCURE STATS
1. Travis Moen leads Montreal with 36 hits in 15 games.
2. Zdeno Chara is tops on the B’s with 33 hits in 14 games.
3. Carey Price had a .878 Sv% in 5 starts against Boston last season.
4. Derek Morris has 75 points in 172 career games played on a Thursday.
5. Glen Metropolit has won 58.6% of his faceoffs this season.
6. Patrice Bergeron has had a 55.2% success rate at the faceoff dot.
7. Vladimir Sobotka has 23 hits in just 7 games.
8. Boston has scored the first goal in just 4 of their 14 games.
9. Montreal has scored first in 6 of their 15 games.
10. Carey Price hasn’t won a game in nearly 5 weeks (10/3 vs. Buffalo).

ONE KEY TO VICTORY FOR THE BRUINS
1. Don't get shutout. It usually doesn't end well when you do that. Tonight would not be a good night to get blanked for a third consecutive game, as it would be the first time that has occurred in over 80 years. So let's see the first Bruins goal in roughly 130 minutes of hockey. Do it for Bency and Cape. Do something before the Hub of Hockey starts giving up hope on the 2009-10 Boston Bruins.


JC

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