Bruins win it, 2-1, with 47 seconds gone in OT. Bergeron pulls puck back to Chara on faceoff, then moves to slot for winning tip of Chara's long-range wrister.

Knotted, 1-1, after 60 minutes. Bruins head to OT four fourth time in last five games.

The Bruins are 3-4 in OT this season, and 3-2 in shootouts.

The Sabres are 3-1 in OT, and a perfect 2-0 in shootouts.

Beauty of a kick save by Rask, stoning Kaleta off right wing, with 2:05 left in regulation. Sabres originally break up right wing when Andrew Ference fails to hold zone.

Nice glove stop by Rask, picking off a short wrister by flashy rookie defenseman Tyler Myers with just over 7:00 remaining in regulation.

Midway through third period and still tied, 1-1. If Bruins go to OT, it will be the eighth time in 22 games that they've been tied after 60 minutes.

David Krejci nearly supplies 2-1 lead with dash down left side, deke around ex-Bruin Steve Montador and a tight shot on Ryan Miller with 4:20 gone in the third. Puck comes to rest under Miler.

Second period in the books here at the edge of Lake Erie. All tied, 1-1.

Sabres land only their third shot of period at 16:56. Bruins hold 14-3 advantage to this point in period, and 18-11 after 40 minutes.

10:54 -- Bruins tie it, 1-1. Looch pots a short-range wrister from them left side, finishing off a 2-on-1 rush with Byron Bitz. The two close down the slot and Bitz fires forehander relay cross-slot for Lucic to snap by Miller. Bruins lead shots, 15-10. For Lucic, his first goal of 2009-'10.

Another power play opportunity for Bruins at 7:47. They get more chances (4 shots), but none of them a serious threat to end Miller's shutout bid.

Bruins back on power play at 5:43 when Derek Roy charged with hooking David Krejci. Again, no dice for Bruins, who are outshot, 1-0, while on power play. During last two power plays, Bruins oushot, 3-0.

Bruins show a little more spunk from the outset in the middle period. Bitz lands a short backhander on Miller in the opening minute, with Begin just unable to get to the rebound. Sobotka puts up Boston's seventh shot at 3:20 By 4:30, Bruins hold a 9-8 shot lead, but still trail on scoreboard, 1-0.

First period is wrapped here at HSBC, with Sabres holding a 1-0 lead. Bruins, many of their attempts off net, land only four shots on Ryan Miller. Sabres put eight shots on Tuuka Rask, including a Paul Gaustad tip for a 1-0 lead.

Sabres do a fine job of not allowing Bruins much time to set up in the offensive end. Danny Paille was off net with one good chance. The aptly-named Wideman twice fires wide.

During Boston's second attempt with man advantage, two shots land on net, but both are fired by the Sabres. Tim Connolly squeezes off the best of the pair.

Sabres stifle Boston's first powerplay chance.

Bruins employ second PP unit of Marco Sturm, David Krejci and Michael Ryder, with points manned by Matt Hunwick and Dennis Wideman.

Boston's first-/ujnit power play has Patrice Bergeron centering Mark Recchi and Blake Wheeler, with Zdeno Chara and Derek Morris on points.

6:45 -- Buffalo penalty, Ellis, 2:00 for hooking.

4:20 -- Sabres 1, Bruins 0 -- Parked on doorstep, Paul Guastad provides tip off of Jason Pominville one-time slapper from 10 feeet inside the blue line. PPG for Gaustad, his fifth goal this sesaon.

3:23 -- Bryon Bitz sent off for tripping Patrick Kaleta.

Only 30 seconds into the action, Lucic buries defenseman Henrik Tallinder with a heavy bhit behind the Buffalo net.

Bruins committ first penalty. Bitz off for hooking Kaleta at 3:23.

The Bruins are using the same lines from Thursday's 4-3 win over Atlanta:

Marco Sturm--Patrice Bergeron--Mark Recchi
Blake Wheeler--David Krejci--Michael Ryder
Milan Lucic-Steve Begin-Byron Bitz
Shawn Thornton-Vladimir Sobotka-Danny Paille

Coach Claude Julien is rolling with the same defensive pairings:

Zdeno Chara--Derek Morris
Andrew Ference--Dennis Wideman
Matt Hunwick--Mark Stuart

Tuukka Rask made his third straight start for Boston, opposing US Olympic hopeful Ryan Miller.

Scratched for the Bruins: Johnny Boychuk, Trent Whitfield, Brad Marchand and Marc Savard.

Scratches for Buffalo: ex-BU standout Mike Grier, Nathan Paetsch and Andrej Sekera.

The Sabres, 6-2 losers to the Panthers in their last outing, entered the evening having gone 4-for-15 (26.7 percent) on the power play in their previous three games.

The Bruins hadn't allowed a power-play goal in six straight games prior to yielding one on the PK Thursday night in Atlanta. They entered the night here having killed 28 of their last 29 (96.6 percent) shorthanded situations.

Getting close to the 7:30 puck drop here at HSBC Arena.

Tuukka Rask will make his third straight start in the Boston net. Tim Thomas, the backup again, still has a niggling (undisclosed) injury, allowing Rask to start for a third straight time.

''So much of practice for us has been all about goal scoring,'' he said. ''It's tough to get game-like situations in practice, and if you are off 12 days between [starts], it can make it tough to be pumped and focused.''

As reported here earlier in the day, the Bruins put journeyman Trent Whitfield on waivers, intending to return him to Providence (AHL). Late in the afternoon, they also announced that rookie Brad Marchand would be returned tomorrow to the Baby B's.

''He did a good job,'' said coach Claude Julien, referring to Marchand's contribution with the varsity. ''He had a good training camp with us, but he tapered off after a while. But he got some experience and that's good, he can bring that back to Providence with him and build off of that. I think he lost some of his confidence with the puck, just wasn't as creative with it as he had been. But I thought he did a good job for us on the penalty kill.''

Fresh from their shootout win in Atlanta last night, the Bruins will take on the Sabres here in Buffalo tonight, possibly with Tuukka Rask make a third straight start in the Boston net for the first time this season.

After surrendering Maxim Afinogenov's tying goal with 42 seconds to go in the third period in Atlanta, Towerin' Tuukka snuffed out shootout bids by Rich Peverley, Slava Kozlov and Ilya Kovalchuk, allowing Patrice Bergeron's lone snipe in the shootout to stand for the victory.

''That goal at the end,'' mused coach Claude Julien, referring to the Afinogenov strike, the eighth this sesaon for the ex-Sabre, ''could have been a killer.''

Goalie Tim Thomas figured to make the start in Altanta, but a minor injury (nature undisclosed) had him instead slotted as Rask's backup. Thomas, though, looked agile and comfortable during the pre-game warmup in Atlanta and could be ready for duty at HSBC Arena. Coach Claude Julien made the morning skate optional here in Buffalo and won't make his starting netminder known until much closer to the 7:30 p.m. puck drop.

Thomas, last year's Vezina winner, was among five Bruins to work out here under the watchful eye of assistant coach Doug Houda. Trent Whitfield, Johnny Boychuk, Brad Marchand and Marc Savard also skated. Savard, returning from a fractured bone in his left foot, now has tuned up his legs and hands for two days in a row. Look for him to to back in the lineup next week, either just before or after Thanksgiving.

Prior to Whitfield taking the ice, the 32-year-old center was placed on waivers, likely for the purpose of being sent back to Providence (AHL). His waiver price: $3,375. The other 29 NHL clubs have until noon tomorrow to put in a claim.

This is the second time this season that the clubs have met. Mark Recchi, Zdeno Chara, Byron Bitz and Marco Sturm all scored in Boston's 4-2 win at the Garde on Nov. 7. The Bruins followed that with a 3-0 whitewash of Pittsburgh. It was the only time this season that the Bruins have won two in a row.

One of Michael Ryder's two goals in Atlanta came via the power play, allowing the Bruins to bounce off the bottom of the league's overall PPG pile. As of this morning, the Bruins ranked 28th overall on the man-advantage, connecting only 10 times on 72 chances for a 13.9 percent success rate. Only the Penguins (13.7 percent) and Blues (13.3 percent) were more futile.

However, Boston's penalty killing has been exceptional of late, especially since the arrival of ex-Sabre Danny Paille. As of this morning, the Bruins ranked third overall on the PK, rubbing out 84.8 percent of the opposition's chances. Only the Blackhawks (86.3 percent) and Sharks (86 percent) have been better thus far in 2009-'10

Unfortuantely, the Bruins were far too reliant on their PK unit in the third period at Atlanta. Minor penalties to Marco Sturm, Mark Recchi, Michael Ryder, Blake Wheeler and Dennis Wideman--all guys who should know better--had the Bruins shorthanded five times in the final period.

The Sabres, ranked third in the East with a 12-5-1 record, as of this morning were tied with the Devils for having allowed the fewest goals (43) in the NHL this season.

Matt Hunwick, who picked up Mark Stuart as his new partner in Atlanta, allowing Dennis Wideman to ride with Andrew Ference, has four goals this season. Only nine other NHL defensemen have more. Zdeno Chara, with 57 shots from the backline, ranks second only to Washington's Mike Green (62) for shots on net by defensemen.

Chara last season landed a career-high 216 shots in 80 games. At his current rate, he would finish with 223. Calgary's Dion Phaneuf led the way last season with 277.

Patrice Bergeron scored the only goal of the shootout. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty)

With 42 seconds remaining in regulation, the Bruins saw Maxim Afinogenov beat Tuukka Rask with an off-wing wrister to tie the game at 3-3. But Rask remained calm, stopped three shots in overtime, and turned aside three more in the shootout.

At the other end, Patrice Bergeron scored the only goal on Ondrej Pavelec to give the Bruins a 4-3 shootout win.

"We knew we had to start tonight off good with four games on the road," said Michael Ryder (two goals, first multi-goal game of the year). "It was a good win. We played well. We knew we had to turn the light on somehow. It was just a matter of us putting it together."

* The penalty kill came up big in the third period, when the Bruins were whistled for five penalties. Claude Julien acknowledged his team took too many penalties, but thought there were a few that were iffy calls.

* Julien reiterated that Tim Thomas has a minor undisclosed injury. Julien said it's a short-term injury. He didn't rule out Thomas for tomorrow's game against Buffalo.

* Milan Lucic reported no issues with his finger after the game. Lucic had two shots and one hit in 14:01 of ice time.

STICK SALUTE: Dennis Wideman. Two assists in a team-high 28:03 TOI. Was put back together with Andrew Ference tonight because the Bruins felt he'd be more free to roam up the ice. Wideman responded with one of his best games of the year.

SIN BIN: Ondrej Pavelec. Turned in a 39-save effort, but still has to stop Ryder's third-period PPG.

***

All done in Atlanta. Bruins in the shootout, 4-3. Patrice Bergeron with the only goal of the shootout. Tuukka Rask turns aside Rich Peverley, Slava Kozlov, and Ilya Kovalchuk.

End of overtime

After 65 minutes, tied at 3-3. Atlanta with the better chances in OT. Shootout time.

End of regulation

After 60 minutes, tied at 3-3. Backbreaker of a goal by Maxim Afinogenov in the final minute.

19:56 (3). Quality chance for David Krejci in the crease. Good save by Ondrej Pavelec.

19:18 (3). Tied, 3-3. Maxim Afinogenov with the game-tying goal.

19:07 (3). Atlanta timeout.

17:00 (3). Soft shot by Evander Kane, but Marty Reasoner in front sniffing for a rebound.

13:31 (3). Glove save by Tuukka Rask on Rich Peverley. Bruins 16 seconds away from killing penalty.

11:30 (3). Ondrej Pavelec stacks the pads to rob Michael Ryder.

6:16 (3). Bruins survive the five-on-three Atlanta PP. No good looks for Kovy.

4:19 (3). Hooking on Michael Ryder. Had to take it to stop Tobias Enstrom.

3:16 (3). Great down-low chance for Dennis Wideman. Nice save by Ondrej Pavelec.

0:00 (3). Atlanta's first goal now credited to Nik Antropov instead of Tobias Enstrom. Antropov tipped Enstrom's point shot. Surprisingly, that's Antropov's first goal of the year.

Second intermission

After 40 minutes, Bruins with a 3-2 lead.

* Scary sight to see your partner caught up ice and have Ilya Kovalchuk and Maxim Afinogenov steaming your way. But Derek Morris, with Zdeno Chara nabbed pinching, held his ground and blocked Kovalchuk's cross-crease pass to break up the odd-man rush. Good positioning and even better anticipation by Morris.

* Not sure why Ondrej Pavelec was so deep on Michael Ryder's goal. Pavelec has to be out and challenging Ryder instead of sagging back and giving him multiple holes.

* Dennis Wideman looks far more comfortable with Andrew Ference as his partner.

17:25 (2). Great play by Derek Morris to bust up Ilya Kovalchuk and Maxim Afinogenov's two-on-one.

16:45 (2). Bruins, 3-2. Michael Ryder with a bad-angle PPG. Ondrej Pavelec has to stop that one.

14:23 (2). Tied, 2-2. Ilya Kovalchuk takes a feed from Tobias Enstrom and wings a PP one-timer from the point past Tuukka Rask. Sick stuff from Kovy. What a shot. Bruins PK streak ends at 26 straight.

12:13 (2). Christoph Schubert with a late hit on Vladimir Sobotka. Nothing new for Schubert.

9:20 (2). Bruins, 2-1. Ilya Kovalchuk drops a pass to Tobias Enstrom, who pumps a long-distance bomb past Tuukka Rask. Might have hit a stick on the way in.

4:25 (2). Milan Lucic with a good chance in front but goes wide. Lucic slams his stick on the ice in frustration.

0:25 (2). Sparkling kick save by Tuukka Rask to rob Rich Peverley on the one-timer.

First intermission

After 20 minutes, Bruins with a 2-0 lead. Bruins have a 13-7 shot advantage.

* Appropriate that Marco Sturm and Michael Ryder, the two wings who've been struggling to score the most, found the back of the net. The Bruins need these two to get their games in gear. Sturm had several scoring chances, including one he passed up, while Ryder was in good position in front of the net to tip Blake Wheeler's shot. Ryder also had a heavy hit earlier in the first. Ryder needs to skate and be physically engaged to be successful.

* Plays like Dennis Wideman made on Ryder's goal are ones the defenseman needs to make more consistently. Good vision by Wideman to notice Wheeler open in the slot instead of firing a puck on goal.

* Solid first from Milan Lucic. Legs look OK.

18:11 (1). Bruins, 2-0. Michael Ryder deflects Blake Wheeler's shot. Play starts with Dennis Wideman holding the right point, faking a shot, and finding Wheeler open in the slot. Slick tip by Ryder.

17:00 (1). Vladimir Sobotka goes wide on the backhand after a Shawn Thornton shot.

14:42 (1). Another good scoring chance for Marco Sturm, who slips behind Zach Bogosian. Ondrej Pavelec gets a glove on Sturm's attempt.

12:08 (1). Good work by the Bruins PK. They continue on their torrid pace.

9:32 (1). Silly delay of game penalty by Zdeno Chara. Floats it over the boards instead of reversing the puck.

9:25 (1). Heavy forechecking pressure by the Thrashers. Tuukka Rask forced to cover the puck to settle things down.

6:40 (1). Another chance for Marco Sturm after a Mark Recchi feed. Sturm tries to go back to Recchi instead of shooting.

5:59 (1). Bruins, 1-0. Mark Recchi comes off the bench and feeds Marco Sturm in front. Nice play on both ends.

2:55 (1). Lightning-quick transition from defense to offense for Atlanta. Started with Ilya Kovalchuk through the NZ.

0:00 (1). Johnny Boychuk, Brad Marchand, and Trent Whitfield are the healthy scratches.

Based on pregame warmups:

* Ondrej Pavelec (6-5-1, 2.90 GAA, .917 save percentage) will start in goal for the Thrashers.

Tim Thomas is out with an undisclosed minor injury. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

Tim Thomas will not play tonight because of a minor undisclosed injury. Tuukka Rask will make his second straight start.

Thomas participated in today's morning skate and didn't appear to be in any discomfort. Thomas is on the ice for pregame warmups.

UPDATE: At the end of every warmup, the backup goalie stays in net while a handful of shooters remain on the ice and try to beat him with one last puck. The game usually involves serious acrobatics, and tonight's was no exception, as Thomas made several lunging stops to keep the puck out. That Thomas went through this exercise underscores the minor nature of his injury.

Last night, soon after I e-mailed my wife a picture of my dinner (what, you don't take snapshots of your meals?), she called with the following question: "Are those tater tots?"

Indeed. At the Vortex Bar and Grill, one of Atlanta's most popular burger joints, tater tots are the preferred side dish. So to go with my Swiss and mushroom burger, I had tater tots for the first time in years. A little greasy, naturally, but you can't go wrong with 'em. Nor with the plump burgers they serve at Vortex.

And naturally, in Coca-Cola's home city, nothing beats a burger washed down with a tall, cold Coke.

Milan Lucic, who flew commercial to Atlanta this morning, is present at Philips Arena. Lucic will play tonight for the first time since Oct. 16.

Milan Lucic has departed Boston and is en route to Atlanta. Lucic didn't travel yesterday because he came down with a stomach bug. Lucic is expected to play, most likely on the fourth line with Steve Begin and Byron Bitz.

* Marc Savard is on the ice for the morning skate. Savard is not expected to play tonight.

* Check back around 12:30 p.m. today for this week's chat.

Ondrej Pavelec was the first goalie off the ice this morning, indicating that he will start tonight for Atlanta.

Tim Thomas and the Bruins will be on guard for Ilya Kovalchuk's deadly shot. (John Bazemore/AP)

ATLANTA -- Good morning from Philips Arena, where the Bruins will face off against Atlanta tonight. Milan Lucic didn't travel with the team yesterday, but he's expected to be in town today. Lucic will most likely make his return tonight. Lucic broke his right index finger against Dallas on Oct. 16.

* Marc Savard is not expected to play tonight. However, both Savard and Lucic have been taken off long-term injured reserve. Savard could play on Monday against St. Louis.

* Atlanta's special teams are clicking. The Thrashers have the second-best power play (26.5 percent) in the league and the fourth-best PK (84.5 percent).

* Chris Lee and Brian Pochmara will be the referees. Bryan Pancich and Greg Devorski will be the linesmen.

An Internet report this afternoon had No. 1 Bruins center Marc Savard poised to extend his deal for another seven seasons, beginning in 2010-'11, worth a total possibly as high as $39 million (about a $5.6 million cap hit).

According to a source familiar with the ongoing contract talks, the signing is not imminent and the total payout is not likely to be as high as reported today.

Savard, who will turn 33 years old next July, is closing in on a seven-year pact worth closer to $32 million (cap hit: approximately $4.7 million).

A typical payout for this kind of deal, made popular by the Red Wings and Flyers, would see Savard pull in, say, all but $3-4 million over the first five years.

Entering year No. 6 of the deal, Savard would be 38 years old. If his skills were diminished by then, the Bruins coud buy out the final two years of the deal at one-third discount, with the total amount due paid over four years.

The Globe reported on Sunday that Savard's new deal probably would be finalized in the days around Thanksgiving.

After throwing the puck away in the second, Tuukka Rask paid for his mistake by fishing it out of his net. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

For the second straight game, a goalie's misplay blew up in the Bruins' faces. On a second-period dump-in, Tuukka Rask should have reversed the puck to Derek Morris behind the net. Instead, he threw it out the strong side through Zdeno Chara to Richard Park, who found Matt Moulson in front for the game-winning goal.

"Right now, those little details that have made us successful are not consistent right now," Claude Julien said. "Those little details that meant a lot to us that made differences in games. The first 10 minutes we started off, we looked good. We had a five-on-three where if we score on that, we have a different game. The importance of certain stages in the game are not resulting in what we are looking for. You end up flat after that, the other team comes back, and takes the lead on a miscommunication on the back end on the second goal."

* The Bruins put five pucks on goal during a 1:36 five-on-three in the first period and failed to score. "Let's put it this way," Julien said of the power play. "We are going to work on it."

* A whole lot of nothing yet again from Marco Sturm, Mark Recchi, and Michael Ryder (six shots total).

* The Bruins will practice tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. at Ristuccia Arena.

STICK SALUTE: David Krejci. Dynamic for 40 minutes.

SIN BIN: Patrice Bergeron. Didn't resemble the forward who's been the team's best player this season.

***

All done at the Garden. Islanders, 4-1.

16:44 (3). Hooking on Patrice Bergeron. About as rough a game as he's had all year.

12:55 (3). NYI timeout after an icing. Smart move by Scott Gordon.

11:58 (3). Heavy pressure by Vladimir Sobotka and linemates. A handful of good looks on Dwayne Roloson.

1:50 (3). Islanders, 3-1. John Tavares's shot goes off Matt Hunwick and past Tuukka Rask. Matt Moulson credited with the goal, his third of the night.

Second intermission

After 40 minutes, Islanders with a 2-1 lead. Killer of a late goal by Matt Moulson because of the Tuukka Rask giveaway. Rask has to connect with Zdeno Chara on that pass.

* Hard to believe David Krejci can come up with even more in the third period. Krejci has been electric through two periods. Unlike earlier in the season, he's been playing with an edge. Strong on the puck and skating with explosive power. Looks like he's finally getting comfortable.

* As a result of Krejci's play, Blake Wheeler has become even more dangerous on the wing and around the net. These two are flying. Michael Ryder is not.

18:49 (2). Islanders, 2-1. A bad giveaway by Tuukka Rask to Richard Park, who takes it off the wall and finds Matt Moulson in the slot. Good pressure on Rask by John Tavares.

17:12 (2). Reaction save by Tuukka Rask to stone John Tavares at the end of the PP. Big stop by Rask.

14:56 (2). Tied, 1-1. Daniel Paille's backhand goes in an instant before John Tavares knocks the net off. Terrific play by David Krejci to set up Paille, fighting off Tavares to sneak the pass to the wing. This has been Krejci's best game of the year.

7:20 (2). Another sparkling chance for Blake Wheeler in front after a David Krejci feed. These two are clicking like something.

5:18 (2). Daniel Paille draws a slashing call on Sean Bergenheim. Wipes out the bad cross-checking penalty by Mark Recchi earlier.

4:03 (2). Blake Wheeler draws an interference call on Matt Moulson. Another excellent shift by Wheeler and mates.

2:40 (2). Nice tip by Patrice Bergeron on Dennis Wideman's shot. Good stop by Dwayne Roloson.

First intermission

After 20 minutes, Islanders with a 1-0 lead. Bruins had five shots during the five-on-three PP.

* Great job by Dwayne Roloson and the NYI PK during the power play. With the formation swung to the left (David Krejci popping out at the goal line), looked like the Islanders were content with giving Marco Sturm the backdoor. The Bruins could never get Sturm the puck for the tap-in.

* Good first period from Krejci. Looks like he's got that slippery approach going. Late in the first, he drew two defenders, then snuck a pass to Blake Wheeler for a scoring chance.

* The mild-mannered Wheeler gave Jon Sim a pop as the two skated off the ice. Wheeler has never gotten into a fight.

17:27 (1). Nothing on the five-on-three. Best look was a Dennis Wideman shot off the right post.

15:10 (1). Five-on-three for 1:36. Jack Hillen off for tripping Mark Recchi.

14:45 (1). Tripping on Freddy Meyer. Brad Marchand draws a penalty this time.

11:17 (1). Blake Wheeler's tip of a David Krejci feed goes just wide right. Nice middle drive by Wheeler.

10:18 (1). Shawn Thornton vs. Tim Jackman. Thornton asks Jackman to go, the Islander responds, and they engage in a good bout. Thornton with the upper hand and the takedown. After the fight, looked like Thornton acknowledged Jackman for giving him the fight.

6:00 (1). Islanders, 1-0. Matt Moulson crashes the net and takes the feed from Jack Hillen, who had jumped up and taken Matt Hunwick wide. Dennis Wideman and Patrice Bergeron fail to clear out the front of the net. All starts with an offensive-zone turnover.

0:34 (1). Scoring chance for David Krejci. All starts with good D-to-D passing between Matt Hunwick and Dennis Wideman, finding Krejci in the down-low pocket, and getting the puck up to Blake Wheeler. Textbook stuff.

0:00 (1). Trent Whitfield and Johnny Boychuk are the healthy scratches.

Cam Neely will be one of the primetime players to participate in the Boston Bruins AT&T Legends Classic. The game will take place at Fenway Park on Jan. 2 at 2 p.m., one day after the Bruins and Flyers face off in the Winter Classic.

Other participants will include Hollywood's Denis Leary, Tim Robbins, and Bobby Farrelly, and former NHLers Brian Leetch, Pat LaFontaine, Bob Beers, Andy Brickley, Lyndon Byers, Gary Doak, Ken Hodge, Ken Linseman, Rick Middleton, Terry O'Reilly, Brad Park, Johnny MacKenzie, Bob Sweeney, and Don Sweeney.

Tickets will range between $10 and $25. They will go on sale on Nov. 20. For more information, visit bostonbruins.com.

Tuukka Rask will start for the second time this season against the Islanders. (Winslow Townson/AP)

Based on pregame warmups:

* Dwayne Roloson (5-1-5, 2.93 GAA, .911 save percentage) will start in goal for the Islanders.

Tuukka Rask was the first goalie off the ice this morning, indicating he'll start tonight against the Islanders.

Good morning from TD Garden, where the Bruins will face off against the Islanders tonight.

* According to Scott Gordon's rotation, tonight will be Martin Biron's turn to get the nod between the pipes.

* John Tavares has three goals and four assists in his last four games.

* Don VanMassenhoeven and Chris Rooney will be the referees. Dan Schachte and Tim Nowak will be the linesmen.

The Bruins are still recovering from last night's overtime downer against the Penguins. (David DeNoma/Reuters)

WILMINGTON -- Good morning from Ristuccia Arena, where we're having a rare Sunday at the rink. There are no water bottles on the bench, indicating that the bulk of today's practice could be off-ice workouts.

UPDATE: Tuukka Rask, Johnny Boychuk, and Trent Whitfield will be the only players skating today.

It's over here at Igloo. Penguins win it, 6-5, with 1:24 gone in OT. Pascal Dupuis nails in his second goal of the evening to hand the Bruins a crushing loss.

Jordan Staal beat Dennis Wideman to a puck behind Tim Thomas, after Thomas stopped a rimming shot, and made the relay to the front of the net for Dupuis to stuff it home.

With 4/10 of a second remaining in regulation, ex-Bruin Bill Guerin ties it for Pittsburgh, 5-5, forcing overtime.

Guerin, streaking down the right side with time expiring, unloaded a quick wrister from the top of the right faceoff circle, beating Tim Thomas high to the glove side.

Bruins take the lead, 5-4, with 2:29 left in regulation when Zdeno Chara tees up slapper from far above left faceoff circle, less than five feet inside blue line. It is Boston's first lead of the evening, after chipping away leads of 1-0, 2-1, 3-2 and 4-3.

Marco Sturm is credited with the goal, aftr tipping in the shot from midslot.

Helped by some penalty trouble from the Penguins, the Bruins tied it again, 4-4, when David Krejci swept home a rebound of a Zdeno Chara shot with 5:47 remaining in regulation.

The Bruins had a 5-on-3 power play for the tying goal, with both Matt Cooke and Sidney Crosby in the penalty box. Krejci, low in the left circle, calmly roofed in a rebound after Johnson first blocked one of Big Z's power blasters.

Pittsburgh again takes the lead, 4-3, when Mark Eaton snaps in a one-timer off a feed from Sidney Crosby. The Pens score off the rush, with Crosby picking up his second point off the night with a pinpoint relay from the left wing over the right faceoff circle to set up the shot.

Prime chance for Bruins to move ahead when Evgeni Malkin hauls down Zdeno Chara early in the third period and is charged with a tripping minor. But the Bruins go without a shot during the two-minute man advantage.

The Bruins are back again to tie, 3-3, at 15:02 of the second when Derek Morris unloads a wrister from above the left cirlce that deflects in off Ben Lovejoy's stickblade. Marco Sturm adds a screen in front of Brent Johnson. Good work by Patrice Bergeron, who alertly dishes the puck to an open Morris.

After 40 minutes, it's deadlocked, 3-3, with the Pens holding a slight shot edge, 26-23. Pittsburgh grabs the lead for a third time, 3-2, when Sidney Crosby moves to front of net and tips home Alex Goligoski's booming slapper from three feet inside the blue line.

The work is all done by Crosby, who hangs on to the puck deep in the right offensive corner, skating by Vladimir Sobotka and Zdeno Chara before he shovels to linemate Evgeni Malkin along the wall. Malkin relays to the shooting Goligoski and Crosby provides a magician's tip at the top of the crease, angling the puck under the crossbar.

Michael Ryder, without a point in his previous 10 games, connects with a wrister from the rightr side to pull the Bruins even, 2-2, for a second time on the night.

Ryder picks off Pittsburgh's attempt to clear the zone, taking possession of the puck near his offensive blue line, and snaps in a sharp wrister from the right circle

Trailing, 2-1, the Bruins open up the second by killing off the remainder of a Steve Begin penalty, making them 2-for-2 on the kill.

For all their goal-scoring woes, the Bruins have been tremendous on the kill, snuffing 14 of 14 advantages over the previous four games.

Pittsburgh grabs the lead for a second time, 2-1, when Pascal Dupuis picks up a rebound from a Ben Lovejoy shot and knocks it by Thomas as Matt Cooke bangs in front with Boston blueliners Andrew Ference and Mark Stuart.

An alert move by Lovejoy, the former Dartmouth standout (via BC), prevents the Bruins from clearing the puck out of the zone on the left side. Thomas manages a block of Lovejoy's long-range wrister, but none of Boston's forward picks up the fast-skating Dupuis as he zips into the mid-slot.

The first period ends with Steve Begin in the penatly box (slashing, 19:37) and the Penguins in front, 2-1. Shots tied, 15-15.
The Bruins knot it, 1-1, with 8:29 gone in first when Pittsburgh defenseman Mark Eaton errantly leaves his post in attempt to take puck away from David Krejci behind the net. Krejci takes advantage and dishes to right post for a Blake Wheeler jam shot.

With 10:07 gone, Tim Thomas keeps it 1-1, snuffing out a Sidney Crosby doorstep attempt after the slick pivots races in on a 2-on-1 with Evgeni Malkin. Frightening sight, those two on a break-in.

The Bruins will open tonight's action with their energy line-- Shawn Thornton/Steve Begin/Byron Bitz out for the opening faceoff.

Team captain Zdeno Chara will pair with Dennis Wideman for puck drop.

As expected, Tim Thomas is in net for the Spoked-B.

The Penguins are going with backup 'tender Brent Johnson in net. Christopher Bourque, Ray's eldest son, is on the opening line with Jordan Staal and former Bostonian Bill Guerin.

Only 1:42 into action and Jay McKee, with only three goals over the last three-plus seasons, roofs the 1-0 lead for the Penguins.

McKee keeps trucking down the right side with a short dish from Evgeni Malkin, works his way around Derek Morris and pots a nifty backhander to the top right corner, shortside (glove) on Tim Thomas.

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Matt Hunwick, Daniel Paille and Patrice Bergeron (ENG) all scored in Tuesday's 3-0 whitewashing of the Pens on Causeway St.

A busy weekend here in western Pennsylvania. While the Bruins and Pens are banging along the boards tonight, the UPitt Panthers will take on Notre Dame just down the street. And tomorrow, the Steelers play host to the Bengals. All in all, the city is expected to accommodate upwards of 200,000 paying customers to its sports venues this weekend.

The Penguins are on the ice right now for their morning skate, with ex-Bruin Bill Guerin darting around in drills.

Neither Milan Lucic (hand) nor Marc Savard (foot) made the trip with the Bruins. It's a possibility that Lucic will be available for game action late next week. Savard is probably at least 10 days away from returning.

The offensively-challenged Bruins, shutout, 1-0, by the Panthers Thursday at the Garden, will be looking to avoid a back-to-back blanking, something they've alread suffered once this season. They have scored only 41 time this season. In the Eastern Conference, only the Canes have scored fewer goals (37) this season. The Caps (73) and Sharks (67) lead the NHL's offensive charge this season.

Ex-Bruin Mike Knuble, now with Washington, fractured a finger Friday night in the Caps' 3-1 win over Minnesota. According to reports out of D.C, the big winger will require surgery and likely be out of the lineup for up to a month.

Chuck Kobasew, with one goal and a pair of assists since being dealt from Boston to Minnesota last month, did not play for the Wild Friday night in D.C. and is expected to miss another game or two because of an upperbody injury.

During the the workout, Boston's four lines remained the same:

Marco Sturm -- Patrice Bergeron -- Mark Recchi
Blake Wheeler -- David Krecji -- Michael Ryder
Daniel Paille -- Vladimir Sobotka -- Brad Marchand
Shawn Thornton -- Steve Begin -- Byron Bitz

Ditto for the 'D' pairings

Zdeno Chara -- Derek Morris
Mark Stuart -- Dennis Wideman
Matt Hunwick - Andrew Ference

Tim Thomas was the first goalie off the ice following the workout, an indication that he will make a third straight start tonight in the Boston net. He has allowed only one goal in his last three starts (190 minutes).

Milan Lucic made it through his first practice without any setbacks to his finger. Lucic took shots, including a half-slapper, but has yet to be cleared for all-out slap shots or body contact.

Lucic is not traveling with the team to Pittsburgh. GM Peter Chiarelli said a possible return date could be next week against Atlanta or Buffalo.

* Mark Recchi was given a personal day.