Bruins at Coyotes preview

BRUINS (1-2-0) at COYOTES (0-3-1)
9 p.m. ET; FS-A, NESN, NHL.TV

Boston, which has lost two straight, will be without center Patrice Bergeron, who will miss his fourth consecutive game with a lower-body injury.
Louis Domingue is expected to start in goal for the Coyotes in place of Antti Raanta, who left a 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday with a lower-body injury. Raanta did not practice Friday.
Anton Khudobin will make his first start in goal for Boston. He replaced Tuukka Rask after two periods in a 6-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, making nine saves.
Players to watch
Bruins forward Brad Marchand has two goals and three points in three games. He has six goals and 11 points in 11 career games against the Coyotes.
Coyotes rookie forward Clayton Keller has three goals, four points and 15 shots on goal in his first four games. Keller is tied for third among rookies in points.

They said it

"I'll do that tonight with my wife on the phone. I'll complain about missing him, but right now, listen, he's not in. It's next man up." -- Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy on starting the season without Bergeron
"I know I can do the job. I've done it many times. It's [about] finding my swagger and that's going to be a save at time, and especially working hard in practice." -- Coyotes goalie Louis Domingue on his play this season (3.97 goals-against average, .885 save percentage)

Bruins projected lineup

Brad Marchand -- Riley Nash -- David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk -- David Krejci -- Anders Bjork
Matt Beleskey -- Ryan Spooner -- Austin Czarnik
Tim Schaller -- Sean Kuraly -- Danton Heinen
Zdeno Chara -- Brandon Carlo
Torey Krug -- Adam McQuaid
Kevan Miller -- Charlie McAvoy
Anton Khudobin
Tuukka Rask
Scratched:Frank Vatrano, Paul Postma
Injured:Noel Acciari (finger), David Backes (diverticulitis), Patrice Bergeron (lower body)

Coyotes projected lineup

Max Domi -- Derek Stepan -- Clayton Keller
Lawson Crouse -- Christian Dvorak -- Christian Fischer
Jordan Martinook -- Brad Richardson -- Tobias Rieder
Mario Kempe -- Nick Cousins -- Anthony Duclair
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Adam Clendening
Niklas Hjalmarsson -- Jason Demers
Alex Goligoski -- Luke Schenn
Louis Domingue
Marek Langhamer
Scratched:None
Injured:Antti Raanta (lower body) Jakob Chychrun (knee), Brendan Perlini (upper body), Kevin Connauton (lower body)
Suspended:Zac Rinaldo

Status report

Bergeron skated on his own Friday and Cassidy said he'd like to see him take part in a full practice before returning to the lineup. … Cassidy said Backes has resumed skating but is still out indefinitely. … Connauton practiced Friday but coach Rick Tocchet wasn't sure if the defenseman was ready to return. He will be a game-time decision.

Stat pack

The Bruins have the top face-off percentage in the league (58.6). … Domi has one goal and three assists in four games.