The Predators come into Thursday's contest as winners of two of their last three, including a 6-0 blanking of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night during which Filip Forsberg potted four goals. Nashville is 12-9-1 (25 points) on the season, which is good for third place in the Western Division.
Top-line center Mikael Granlund paces the Preds with 25 points (5 goals, 20 assists) in 22 games, while linemate Matt Duchene ranks second in team scoring with 24 points. Blue liner Roman Josi anchors the back end and has produced 20 points (7 goals, 13 assists) in 22 games.
Nashville's power play ranks sixth in the league at 25%, just percentage points behind the Bruins' fifth place ranking of 25.9%.
"Their power play is strong, especially that top unit," said Sacco. "They're dangerous on the man-up advantage. They have some good centermen that are strong in the faceoff circles. Obviously, they got a couple of defensemen, Josi being one of them, that's extremely active. They're a team that likes to activate their D off the rush. That will be a challenge.
"Their top line's been playing well, and they seem to be playing better at home, too. We have to be ready to make sure we start the game ready to go on all cylinders and just be prepared to play a game, especially early on, try to control some territory in the offensive zone and try not to play as much in our defensive zone if that's possible."