Montreal Canadiens (7-8-2, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (12-1-2, first in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens, on a three-game losing streak, play the Boston Bruins.
Boston has a 12-1-2 record overall and a 4-1-1 record in Atlantic Division play. The Bruins have a +20 scoring differential, with 50 total goals scored and 30 conceded.
Montreal is 3-1-1 against the Atlantic Division and 7-8-2 overall. The Canadiens have a 7-3-1 record when scoring three or more goals.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Canadiens won 3-2 in overtime in the last matchup. Jesse Ylonen led the Canadiens with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pavel Zacha has scored five goals with seven assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has six goals and 10 assists over the last 10 games.
Cole Caufield has five goals and 10 assists for the Canadiens. Nicholas Suzuki has five goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 7-1-2, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.7 assists, 4.3 penalties and 9.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
Canadiens: 3-6-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.4 assists, 4.1 penalties and nine penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Bruins: Morgan Geekie: out (upper body), Milan Lucic: out (lower body), Matt Grzelcyk: out (upper body).
Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Chris Wideman: out (back), Carey Price: out (knee), David Savard: out (upper body), Arber Xhekaj: day to day (upper body), Rafael Harvey-Pinard: day to day (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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