GOALTENDERS
Tim Thomas, Tuukka Rask.

DEFENSEMEN
Zdeno Chara, Derek Morris, Dennis Wideman, Mark Stuart, Andrew Ference, Matt Hunwick.

FIRST LINE
Blake Wheeler, Marc Savard, Byron Bitz.

SECOND LINE
Marco Sturm, Patrice Bergeron, Mark Recchi.

THIRD LINE
Vladimir Sobotka, David Krejci, Michael Ryder.

FOURTH LINE
Daniel Paille, Steve Begin, Shawn Thornton.

PLAYER NOTES

--D Dennis Wideman, who has had trouble getting his offensive game going as he concentrates more on defense, had a goal and an assist, both on the power play, Saturday night, the goal his first in 21 games. "Yeah it's been a long frustrating time since the last time one went in but you know it was something that we needed to do tonight, we needed to start shooting more on the power play so I just kind of threw that one at the net," he said. "Obviously a great screen by (Mark Recchi) in front."

--D Zdeno Chara, who had a career-high 19 goals last season, has one so far in 2009-10, one of the reason the Boston defense, which led the NHL in scoring last season, was No. 22 in the league entering play Saturday.

--C David Krejci scored his first goal in the last seven games Saturday night.

--C Vladimir Sobotka doesn't have a point in his last 12 games, since a two-point effort against Edmonton.

MEDICAL WATCH

--C Patrice Bergeron, who has already dealt with enough adversity to last a lifetime, hobbled off the ice after blocking a first-period shot with his right leg but was able to return and finish the game. There was no indication this will cause any future problem.

--G Tim Thomas, out with an upper body injury believed to be a hand, returned Saturday night after a six-game absence, leaving Milan Lucic (high ankle sprain) as the only injured Bruin.

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