Preview: Coyotes vs. Bruins

GAME 19:
Coyotes (9-8-1) vs. Bruins (10-6-3)
Arizona will try to snap a lengthy losing streak vs. Boston and capture its 10th win of the season on Saturday night in Glendale.

WHERE: Gila River Arena | WHEN: 6 p.m. (AZ time) | TV:FOX Sports Arizona Plus | RADIO:KTAR News 92.3 FM

ABOUT THE 'YOTES:
• The Coyotes are looking to end a 12-game losing streak vs. the Bruins. Arizona last beat Boston on Oct. 9, 2010, when the two teams began that season by playing back-to-back games in Prague, Czech Republic. Since then, the Coyotes are 0-11-1 in matchups between the teams, including 0-5-1 in the past six games played in Glendale.
• Backup Darcy Kuemper will again start in goal in place of Antti Raanta, who is nursing a lower-body injury. Kuemper, who has started the past six games, made a career-high 45 saves on Tuesday to key a 2-1 win over Nashville. Kuemper is 4-4-1 with a 2.77 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage this season. Meanwhile, Raanta has been skating away from teammates and is expected to be back in the lineup before the homestand ends on Nov. 25.
• The Coyotes will play minus three key defensemen. Jason Demers is sidelined indefinitely after suffering a lower-body injury in Tuesday's game vs. Nashville. Alex Goligoski (lower-body injury) and Jakob Chychrun (upper-body injury) also will not play. Dakota Mermis, who played nine games for the Coyotes last season, is expected to make his season debut vs. the Bruins.
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• Derek Stepan has produced seven goals and 13 assists in 24 games played vs. Boston.
• Arizona is leading the NHL in penalty-kill percentage (91.4) and short-handed goals (10). Michael Grabner is the first player in franchise history and is one of just 18 players in NHL history to score four short-handed goals in his team's first 18 games of a season.
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The NHL on Friday suspended
forward Josh Archibald for two games for an illegal check he made to the head of Nashville's Ryan Hartman during Tuesday's game. Dylan Strome, who was a healthy scratch vs. Nashville on Tuesday, will take his place in the lineup.

ABOUT THE BRUINS:
• Boston, which ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference with 23 points, has lost the first two games of a four-game trip, including a 1-0 overtime loss at Dallas on Friday ... The Bruins are playing minus key defenders Zdeno Chara and Charlie McAvoy, who are injured ... Center Patrice Bergeron suffered an injury in Friday's game and is not expected to play vs. the Coyotes ... David Pastrnak is leading the NHL with 17 goals and eight power-play goals ... Boston has scored 20 of its 56 goals on the power play, and its 30.8 percent success rate on the PP ranks second in the NHL ... Jaroslav Halak, who is expected to start in goal, ranks second in the NHL in save percentage (.932) among goalies who have played at least 12 games.

'YOTES QUOTES:
• "Injuries are the unfortunate part of the game and you hate seeing guys go down, but at the same time it's the next-man-up mentality. The guys that are coming up (from the AHL), it's a good opportunity for them. Everyone's just got to pick up the slack while those (injured) guys are on the mend. We hope everyone heals quick and gets back as soon as possible." -- Kevin Connauton
•"I've been in the League for a while and I've been through this before, so I know to stay even keel (through wins and losses). I try not to ride the roller coaster and just keep a level approach, and take every game for what it is and treat each game individually." -- Darcy Kuemper
• "We've been good at home. There's a lot of games left so I think we've got to stick with it. Being a hard team to beat at home is something that we want to establish." -- Clayton Keller