Bruins at Canadiens preview

BRUINS (23-10-7) at CANADIENS (18-20-4)
7 p.m. ET; NHLN, CBC, SN, TVA Sports, NESN, NHL.TV

The Bruins, 8-0-3 in their past 11 games and 11-1-3 in their past 15, have not lost in regulation since a 5-3 loss against the Washington Capitals on Dec. 14. Boston has scored five or more goals in four straight games, outscoring opponents 22-8, and leads Montreal by 13 points in the division standings.
The Canadiens look for their third consecutive victory following a five-game losing streak. Montreal defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 last Sunday after scoring five goals in its previous five games.
The teams face each other at Boston on Wednesday, then again at Montreal on Jan. 20.

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Players to watch

Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask is 11-0-2 with 21 goals allowed and two shutouts in his past 13 starts, and has not lost in regulation since a 4-2 defeat against the Edmonton Oilers on Nov. 26.
Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has allowed three goals in winning his past two starts after going 0-4-0 with 11 goals allowed in his previous four starts.

They said it

"Obviously when you're on the ice, you go out there and you play the game and you want to win … but hopefully I'll have a chance to see him tonight and shake his hand and say hi." -- Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron on facing former coach Claude Julien for the first time since he was fired by Boston on Feb. 7
"They're playing their best hockey of the season the last month or so, and they're firing on all cylinders. So we're going to have to be good and we're going to have to be determined and face a team that you hope maybe cooled off a little bit with that break." -- Canadiens coach Claude Julien

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 -- Kevan Miller
Tuukka Rask
Anton Khudobin
Scratched:Paul Postma, Frank Vatrano
Injured: Adam McQuaid (broken right fibula)

Canadiens projected lineup

Max Pacioretty -- Phillip Danault -- Artturi Lehkonen
Paul Byron -- Tomas Plekanec -- Brendan Gallagher
Alex Galchenyuk -- Jonathan Drouin -- Charles Hudon
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Jacob de la Rose -- Andrew Shaw
Karl Alzner -- Jeff Petry
Jordie Benn -- Jakub Jerabek
Victor Mete -- David Schlemko
Carey Price
Antti Niemi
Scratched: Joe Morrow, Byron Froese, Daniel Carr
Injured: Shea Weber (foot), Ales Hemsky (concussion)

Status report

Hemsky wore a no-contact jersey at practice for a second straight day at the morning skate.

Stat pack

Marchand has eight points (two goals, six assists) in a three-game point streak. … Pacioretty has three points (two goals, one assist) in a three-game point streak after scoring one goal in his previous 22 games.