Bruins at Flames preview

BRUINS (4-1-0) at FLAMES (3-2-0)
9:30 p.m. ET; SN360, NBCSN

Boston's top line of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak has combined for 30 points (13 goals, 17 assists) during the four-game winning streak. The Bruins have outscored opponents 22-6 since losing 7-0 at the Washington Capitals in their season opener.
The Flames are 3-1-0 in their past four games, outscoring their opponents 16-11.

Players to watch

Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy has five points (one goal, four assists) in five games.
Calgary defenseman Mark Giordano has four points (one goal, three assists) in five games.

They said it

"They're deep. They have a really good lineup. They play hard. They play physical. We can expect them to come hard tonight. They'll play very tight. They always do. Then with their talent and ability up front they're going to be dangerous. We've got to prepare to have a good game." -- Bruins forward Brad Marchand
"We've got to be smart with our start here. Obviously they're a good team, very good at the start of games. You can tell that. We have to come out hard and play the right way." -- Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau

Bruins projected lineup

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Joakim Nordstrom -- David Krejci -- Jake DeBrusk
Ryan Donato -- David Backes -- Anders Bjork
Chris Wagner -- Sean Kuraly -- Noel Acciari
Zdeno Chara -- Charlie McAvoy
John Moore -- Brandon Carlo
Matt Grzelcyk -- Kevan Miller
Tuukka Rask
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Danton Heinen, Steven Kampfer
Injured: Torey Krug (ankle)

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Elias Lindholm
Matthew Tkachuk -- Mikael Backlund -- Michael Frolik
Sam Bennett -- Mark Jankowski -- James Neal
Garnet Hathaway -- Derek Ryan -- Austin Czarnik
Mark Giordano -- TJ Brodie
Noah Hanifin --
Rasmus Andersson
Juuso Valimaki -- Michael Stone
Mike Smith
David Rittich
Scratched: Anthony Peluso, Dalton Prout
Injured: Dillon Dube (lower body), Travis Hamonic (facial fracture)

Status report

The Bruins aren't expected to make any changes from the lineup that defeated the Detroit Red Wings 8-2 on Saturday. … Dube is expected to return to practice Thursday, according to coach Bill Peters. Hamonic practiced Wednesday in a non-contact jersey, but will miss his fifth straight game and there is no update on his potential return.

Stat pack

Bergeron, Marchand and Pastrnak each has a four-game point streak. Bergeron has 11 points (five goals, six assists), Marchand has 10 points (one goal, nine assists) and Pastrnak has nine points (seven goals, two assists). … Gaudreau has eight points (two goals, six assists) in five games and is one goal from 100 in his NHL career. Lindholm has six points (four goals, two assists) in a four-game point streak.