Bruins at Canadiens preview

BRUINS (26-10-8) at CANADIENS (19-21-6)
7 p.m. ET; NHLN, SN, TVA Sports, NESN, NHL.TV

The Bruins, 11-0-4 in their past 15 games, have not lost in regulation since a 5-3 defeat against the Washington Capitals on Dec. 14, and have not had a point in 16 straight games since going 15-0-1 from March 2-30, 2014.
Boston had a 4-3 shootout win at Montreal last Saturday, and won 4-1 against the Canadiens on Wednesday.
Montreal is 3-1-2 in its past six games following a five-game losing streak.

Players to watch

Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron has 14 points (nine goals, five assists) in his past eight games, and 25 points (14 goals, 11 assists) in his past 21 games.
Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty scored twice in a 3-2 win at the Capitals on Friday and has six goals in his past six games after having one goal in his previous 22 games.

They said it

"I really feel like everyone's really helping and finding a way to have an impact every night." -- Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron
"We have to stay positive, be optimistic, and believe in ourselves. I hope the guys will bring the same effort [Saturday[." -- Canadiens coach Claude Julien after Montreal's 3-2 win at the Capitals on Friday

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
Tuukka Rask
Anton Khudobin
Scratched: Frank Vatrano, Paul Postma, Kevan Miller
Injured:None

Canadiens projected lineup

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

Status report

Miller, who took part in the morning skate, is feeling better after missing the past two games because of illness, Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. … Price, who was rested Friday, will make his 22nd start in 24 games. … The Canadiens did not hold a morning skate.

Stat pack

The Bruins have scored four goals or more in eight of their past 10 games, outscoring their opponents 45-22. … Rask, who is 13-0-2 in his past 15 starts, has not lost in regulation since a 4-2 defeat against the Edmonton Oilers on Nov. 26. … Jerabek has four points (one goal, three assists) in a three-game point streak after not having a point in his first 17 games.