Last Second Lineup Change
About an hour before game time, the Bruins released information that Anton Blidh was called up on an emergency basis. Sure enough, as the Bruins came out for warmups, Blidh was on the ice and Rick Nash was missing.
It was released during warmups that Rick Nash was day-to-day with an upper-body injury. When asked about it, Bruce Cassidy said that Nash took a hit in Tampa which caused the injury. He participated in morning skate, but when he got off the ice, it was determined he was not alright to play, and the Bruins management took action.