BOSTON - The Bruins close out their five-game homestand with a meeting against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night at TD Garden. Fresh of having its eight-game winning streak snapped, Boston will look to get back on track, while trying to extend its points streak to 14.
"Obviously you don't want to go down 3-0 in the third period," Jake DeBrusk said of what the B's can improve on following Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to Chicago. "Not many teams can say they've done what we've been doing, especially late in games to come back. It's not easy to come back in this league no matter what the team is or how they play defensively. I think that everyone is competitive out on the ice and everyone has pride. For us to get a point out of that was pretty special…we have to make sure our urgency is there.
"We have to understand that teams that are coming into our building, they know that they don't want to get beat and they don't want to start off on the wrong foot. They want to bring their best and we're kind of that measuring stick in a way."
Here's everything else you need to know about Saturday's matchup (7 p.m. on NESN and 98.5 The Sports Hub):
Need to Know: Bruins vs. Avalanche
Bruins can extend point streak to 14 games as they close out five-game homestand