Bruins at Rangers preview

BRUINS (36-11-12) at RANGERS (30-23-4)
3:30 p.m. ET; NBC

Jaroslav Halak will start for the Bruins after Tuukka Rask made 25 saves in a 4-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. Boston, which is 8-1-0 in its past nine games, begins a four-game road trip.
The Rangers will try for their fifth straight win. New York defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Friday to sweep a three-game road trip and has outscored opponents 14-6 during the streak.

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Players to watch

Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist against the Red Wings and has six points (two goals, four assists) in his past six games.
Rangers forward Pavel Buchnevich has eight points (four goals, four assists) in his past seven games.

They said it

"It's big. Whenever you get on the road, it's a bit of team bonding. ... It starts tomorrow. It's a good opportunity to keep it going." -- Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy
"Obviously there's excitement in the room after a stretch like this and after a win like that (Friday). But enjoy it for a few minutes and get ready for arguably the best team in the League coming to MSG." -- Rangers forward Chris Kreider

Bruins projected lineup

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk -- David Krejci -- Karson Kuhlman
Anders Bjork -- Charlie Coyle -- Danton Heinen
Joakim Nordstrom -- Sean Kuraly -- Chris Wagner
Zdeno Chara -- Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug -- Brandon Carlo
Matt Grzelcyk -- Jeremy Lauzon
Jaroslav Halak
Tuukka Rask
Scratched:Par Lindholm, Anton Blidh, John Moore
Injured: Kevan Miller (knee), Connor Clifton (upper body)

Rangers projected lineup

Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Pavel Buchnevich
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Jesper Fast
Phillip Di Giuseppe -- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Brett Howden -- Greg McKegg -- Brendan Lemieux
Brady Skjei -- Jacob Trouba
Marc Staal -- Brendan Smith
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
Alexandar Georgiev
Henrik Lundqvist
Scratched: None
Injured: Igor Shesterkin (lower body), Micheal Haley (core muscle surgery), Tony DeAngelo (uuper body)

Status report

DeAngelo will miss his second straight game. … Sheshterkin, a goalie, will miss his third straight game.

Stat pack

Kreider has 21 points (13 goals, eight assists) in his past 20 games. ... Zibanejad has 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in his past 10 games. … New York is 8-4-0 in its past 12 home games. … Georgiev will make his third consecutive start. ... Bergeron scored his 25th goal of the season on Saturday, the third straight season he's scored at least that many. … Marchand has four assists in his past two games.