Goalie Tuukka Rask will start for the Bruins, who have won their past 13 games against the Coyotes since Oct. 9, 2010. Goalie Darcy Kuemper will start for Arizona for the first time since Nov. 21 after returning from a lower-body injury. Goalie Antti Raanta (lower body) might miss the rest of the season.
Players to watch
Arizona forward Nick Schmaltz has six points (three goals, three assists) in six games since he was acquired in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Nov. 25. Boston forward David Pastrnak has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past seven games and is on a three-game point streak (one goal, four assists).
They said it
"This is a tough trip. Boston's banged-up too, but they play a structured game and you know when you play Boston you've got to know where your positions are."-- Arizona coach Rick Tocchet on starting a four-game road trip against the Bruins "They'll pressure all over the ice, they'll sell out. And they're organized when they [play] well. ... They're anticipating well."-- Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy on the Coyotes' top-ranked penalty kill (90.2 percent)
Galchenyuk (lower body) skated Tuesday and is a game-time decision. ... Hjalmarsson will play the 700th game of his NHL career. ... Krejci is playing his 800th NHL game.
Stat pack
Keller has six points (two goals, four assists) in his past five games. ... Krug is two assists from 200 in the NHL. ... Backes is three assists from 300 in his NHL career.
