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12:30 p.m.: Tim Thomas and Pekka Rinne lead the teams out for warm-ups. That will be the goaltending matchup for this one at the Garden. Rinne is 2-0-0 with a 2.34 GAA and .921 save percentage against Boston in his career. He's also 30-12-5 with a 2.41 GAA and .923 save percentage overall this season, but has allowed seven goals in his last two starts. 8 a.m. ET: The Bruins will look to bounce back from a season-worst 6-0 loss in Buffalo on Wednesday when they return to the Garden to open a brief two-game homestand against Nashville on Saturday...
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