Bruins’ Krejci out, Pastrnak uncertain vs. Canadiens

The Canadiens outshot Boston 39-24, but managed only a second-period goal from defenseman Mark Barberio.

You can join your Canadiens, the National Hockey League and the Bruins in supporting Denna by bidding on game worn jerseys from tonight’s game.

Both Krejci and Pastrnak will travel to Montreal for Tuesday’s game against the Canadiens. With the Canadiens slumping, the Bruins will need to create as much distance as they can between their long-time rivals while also trying to catch the red-hot Tampa Bay Lightning, the Detroit Red Wings, and the Florida Panthers – who have recently shown that they are a legitimate young playoff contender. Montreal has won only four times in its last 20 games (4-15-1) but has dominated the series against Boston with 13 victories in the past 15 matchups.

Mike Condon stopped Talbot on a breakaway, but Andrei Markov’s weak pass went straight back to Talbot for a shot in off the goalie’s glove.

Barberio tied it 8:48 into the second frame with a one-timer of a P.K. Subban feed from a tight angle that beat Tuukka Rask, who usually struggles against the Canadiens and even with the win is only 5-15-3 against them in his career. Bergeron moved past Cam Neely into eighth place in Bruins history with his 591th career point. Then Patrice Bergeron made a play in the closing few minutes of the second period by scooping up a David Pastrnak rebound, curling behind the net and wrapping the puck around the other side for his team-leading 18th goal of the season.

Montreal lost defenceman Nathan Beaulieu to a lower body injury in the first period and winger Paul Byron to a lower body injury in the third.

Laing suffered a severe spinal cord injury while playing for the Boston Pride in the Outdoor Women’s Classic at Gillette Stadium on New Year’s Eve.

After tonight’s game at the Bell Centre, the B’s and Habs players will autograph their jerseys and auction them off with all proceeds going toward’s Laing’s recovery. Pacioretty has six goals and five assists in his last eight games against the Bruins, while Gallagher has three goals and eight assists in seven games since the start of last season. He returned to practice Monday for the first time since sustaining an upper-body injury December 27 against the Ottawa Senators.