The Bruins are in Montreal on the second of back-to-back games tonight at 7:30PM on NESN.
- Tonight will be the tiebreaker, the Canadiens and Bruins have split their two meetings so far this season. Fox Sports
- What is behind the Canadiens’ surprising season? ESPN
- Points not earned now will cost dearly later on. It isn’t like the chances weren’t there. Patriot Ledger
- At least Steven Kampfer has marked his return to the Bruins by scoring a goal. (With video) NESN
- Quick whistles against the Bruins are trending. That’s just one of the three bullet points form the loss to the Sabres. Boston.com
- As for last night, apparently Brad Marchand was unwell- and not just for the obvious reason. There is one defending trend that Bruce Cassidy wants to nip in the bud- and FAST. WEEI
- About that (not) goal... (With video) NESN
- Well, good for the Sabres, they’ve certainly suffered long enough. Boston Sports Journal
- And cheer up, it looks like the Bruins will get what they want for Christmas, which is Patrice Bergeron back. Boston Herald
- As for the week in Providence, Zane McIntyre hit a franchise milestone and Trent Frederic dished out some payback. Rinkside Rhode Island
Elsewhere around the rink:
- En Pointe- James Duthie and Darren Dreger performed cameos in The Nutcracker ballet. (with video) BarDown
- Blimey! The first British born and raised NHL hockey prospect is adjusting to playing Junior in Canada. New York Times
- Melinda and Erik Karlsson dressed for Christmas and teams have rolled out special (?) Christmas sweaters, as seen here. BarDown
- Three goalies, tough choices for Team USA in net- Bruins prospect Kyle Keyser will make his case. NHL