Bruins at Oilers preview

BRUINS (36-13-8) AT OILERS (24-30-4)
9 p.m. ET; SNW, NESN, NHL.TV

Boston is one point behind the Tampa Bay Lighting for the top spot in the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference. The Bruins are playing the third of a five-game trip after winning 2-1 in overtime at the Calgary Flames on Monday.
Edmonton ended a six-game losing streak with a 4-2 win at the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday in the last of a three-game road trip. Edmonton is sixth in the Pacific Division, 19 points out of a playoff position.

Players to watch

Bruins center Patrice Bergeron has eight points (five goals, three assists) in his past six games. He's expected to be matched up against Oilers center Connor McDavid.
McDavid had a hat trick in the win at Colorado. He has 22 points (12 goals, 10 assists) in his past 15 games.

They said it

"You have to be aware of the team you're playing, what they're doing, their tendencies, but for the most part, we just worry about our game." -- Bruins forward Brad Marchand
"It's tough. It's in the back of your mind, because you'd like to know what's going on. But I don't have any control of that right now, all I can control is going out there and playing my best hockey and playing hard for the Edmonton Oilers, because I'm an Edmonton Oiler right now and that's my main focus." -- Oilers forward Patrick Maroon on rumors with less than a week remaining before the NHL Trade Deadline on Feb. 26

Bruins projected lineup

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk -- David Krejci -- Ryan Spooner
Danton Heinen -- Riley Nash -- David Backes
Tim Schaller -- Sean Kuraly -- Noel Acciari
Zdeno Chara -- Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug -- Brandon Carlo
Matt Grzelcyk -- Adam McQuaid
Anton Khudobin
Tuukka Rask
Scratched:Paul Postma, Jordan Szwarz](https://www.nhl.com/player/jordan-szwarz-8475224), Kevan Miller
Injured:Anders Bjork (upper body), Frank Vatrano (lower body)

Oilers projected lineup

Patrick Maroon -- Connor McDavid -- Drake Caggiula
Milan Lucic -- Leon Draisaitl -- Michael Cammalleri
Jujhar Khaira -- Ryan Strome -- Anton Slepyshev
Jesse Puljujarvi -- Mark Letestu - Zack Kassian
Darnell Nurse -- Adam Larsson
Oscar Klefbom -- Kris Russell
Brandon Davidson -- Matt Benning
Cam Talbot
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Yohann Auvitu, Iiro Pakarinen
Injured: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (upper body), Andrej Sekera (face), Al Montoya (head)

Status report

Khudobin will start the second half of a back-to-back after Rask played in Calgary. Miller is healthy according to Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy but will not play. He missed eight games with an upper-body injury … Nugent-Hopkins and Sekera took part in the morning skate but neither is healthy enough to play.

Stat pack

Krug has 15 points (four goals, 11 assists) in his past 15 games … Draisaitl has 19 points (six goals, 13 assists) in his past 15 games.