Boston, which is first in the Atlantic Division and the NHL standings, has won four in a row and is 10-1-0 in its past 11 games. The Bruins have four winning streaks of at least four games this season. Calgary is 4-2-0 in its past six games and is tied with the Arizona Coyotes for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference, one point behind the Winnipeg Jets. The Flames are two points behind the Vancouver Canucks for third in the Pacific Division and trail the first-place Vegas Golden Knights by four points.
Players to watch
Bruins forward David Pastrnak has nine points (five goals, four assists) in his past six games and has 43 goals, tied with Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews for the NHL lead. Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk has eight points (three goals, five assists) in a seven-game point streak and is tied for the Calgary lead with 50 points (20 goals, 30 assists).
They said it
"I think that we're playing with a lot more urgency, simple at times when we need to. We've been good defensively, and our goaltending is strong. We just need to keep it up. Looking ahead in our schedule, we know the teams that we're playing are playing desperate hockey and playing for every point." -- Bruins captain Zdeno Chara "We play a really good team who went to the [Stanley Cup Final] last year. We all know how good they are. We've just got to come out and play. It doesn't matter if we play the 31st team or the first team right now as tight as it is in our standings. It's going to be a tough game." -- Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson
The Bruins acquired forward Ondrej Kase from the Anaheim Ducks in a trade for forward David Backes, defenseman prospect Axel Andersson and a first-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft on Friday. The forward is expected to join the Bruins in Boston on Monday. …Ryan, who has missed two games with an illness, is expected to be a game-time decision.
Stat pack
Bergeron has eight points (five goals, three assists) in a six-game point streak and has scored in four straight games. …Bennett has three goals in his past two games. ... Lindholm has 12 points (seven goals, five assists) in his past 11 games.
