Bruins at Ducks preview

BRUINS (6-6-4) at DUCKS (7-7-3)
10 p.m. ET; SN360, PRIME, NESN, NHL.TV

Marchand and Bjork each sustained an undisclosed injury in a 4-1 loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Neither player is on the Bruins' four-game road trip.
Marchand is Boston's second leading scorer with 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) in 14 games. Bjork has nine points (three goals, six assists) in 16 games.
The Bruins look to avoid their fourth straight loss; the three consecutive defeats mark their longest losing streak this season.
Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm will be a game-time decision with an undisclosed injury.
Anaheim, which has won seven straight games against Boston, is 1-3-2 in its past six games after going 4-1-0 in its previous five games.

Players to watch

Forward David Pastrnak is the Bruins leading scorer with 17 points (10 goals, seven assists) in 16 games, but he has yet to score a goal in six games against the Ducks.
Forward Rickard Rakell has taken the Ducks scoring lead with 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in 17 games, thanks to having seven points (one goal, six assists) in his past five games.

They said it

"We don't even know what our true team looks like." -- Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy
"Anybody that wears that black and gold over there has had some history of championship pedigree behind them." -- Ducks coach Randy Carlyle

Bruins projected lineup

Peter Cehlarik -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Frank Vatrano -- Jordan Szwarz -- Danton Heinen
Matt Beleskey -- Sean Kuraly -- Jake DeBrusk
Tim Schaller -- Riley Nash --
Noel Acciari
Zdeno Chara -- Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug -- Brandon Carlo
Paul Postma -- Kevan Miller
Tuukka Rask
Anton Khudobin
Scratched: Rob O'Gara, Kenny Agostino
Injured: Brad Marchand (undisclosed), Anders Bjork (undisclosed), David Krejci (back), Ryan Spooner (groin), David Backes (colon surgery), Adam McQuaid (leg).

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Ducks projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Derek Grant -- Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano -- Chris Wagner -- Jakob Silfverberg
Logan Shaw -- Antoine Vermette -- Dennis Rasmussen
Nick Ritchie -- Kalle Kossila -- Kevin Roy
Francois Beauchemin -- Brandon Montour
Jaycob Megna -- Josh Manson
Kevin Bieksa -- Sami Vatanen
John Gibson
Reto Berra
Scratched: Korbinian Holzer
Injured: Ryan Miller (lower body), Ryan Getzlaf (face), Cam Fowler (knee), Patrick Eaves (illness), Ryan Kesler (hip surgery), Jared Boll (lower body), Ondrej Kase (upper body), Hampus Lindholm (undisclosed)

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Status report

Krejci practiced on Tuesday, but will miss his 11th consecutive game. Agostino and Cehlarik each was recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on Monday. … Acciari participated in the morning skate after being away from the Bruins since Monday to attend the funeral of a former college teammate.

Stat pack

The Bruins are 6-3-1 against Western Conference teams this season and 0-3-3 against the East. ... Vermette will play in his 1,000th NHL game. He's the 17th active skater to reach that milestone.