Bruins at Senators preview

BRUINS (28-10-8) at SENATORS (15-22-9)
7:30 p.m. ET; RDS2, TSN5, NESN, NHL.TV

The Bruins, who look to win their fifth straight, are 13-0-4 in their past 17 games and will attempt to tie the second-longest point streak in their history; Boston had an 18-game point streak (13 wins, five ties) from Dec. 28, 1968-Feb. 5, 1969.
The longest point streak in Bruins history is 23 games (15 wins eight ties) from Dec. 22, 1940-Feb. 23, 1941.
Boston will be without forward Brad Marchand, who will begin serving his five-game suspension for an elbow against New Jersey Devils forward Marcus Johansson on Tuesday.
Goaltender Mike Condon will start for the Senators, who look to avoid their fifth consecutive loss.

Players to watch

Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron has seven points (four goals, three assists) in a four-game point streak.
Senators forward Matt Duchene has eight points (four goals, four assists) in his past eight games.

They said it

"What we're trying to get out of Anders is play a little more straight line, understanding when he can makes plays and when he's got to manage the puck better. … and and he's been working on that." -- Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy on rookie forward Anders Bjork](https://www.nhl.com/player/anders-bjork-8478075)
"We're struggling right now. We've got to treat this like it's our job, because it is, and our job right now is to get out of this losing streak and it's going to take hard work and making sure we're ready to show up for this game." -- Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki

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Bruins projected lineup

Anders Bjork -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk -- David Krejci -- Ryan Spooner
Danton Heinen -- Riley Nash -- David Backes
Tim Schaller -- Sean Kuraly -- Frank Vatrano
Zdeno Chara -- Brandon Carlo
Torey Krug -- Adam McQuaid
Matt Grzelcyk -- Kevan Miller
Tuukka Rask
Anton Khudobin
Scratched: Paul Postma
Injured:Charlie McAvoy (abnormal heart rhythm), Noel Acciari (lower body)
Suspended:Brad Marchand

Senators projected lineup

Mike Hoffman -- Matt Duchene -- Bobby Ryan
Tom Pyatt -- Derick Brassard --
Colin White
Zack Smith -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Ryan Dzingel
Alexandre Burrows -- Gabriel Dumont --
Christopher DiDomenico
Fredrik Claesson -- Erik Karlsson
Dion Phaneuf -- Cody Ceci
Mark Borowiecki -- Thomas Chabot
Mike Condon
Craig Anderson
Scratched: Erik Burgdoerfer
Injured: Mark Stone (lower body), Chris Wideman (hamstring), Johnny Oduya (undisclosed), Nate Thompson (lower body), Filip Chlapik (upper body)

Status report

Bjork was recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis Wednesday. … Pageau will return to the lineup after missing four games with an upper-body injury. Duchene will play after taking a puck to the face against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, which required 17 stitches below his lower lip.

Stat pack

Rask is 15-0-2 in his past 17 starts; he hasn't lost in regulation since a 4-2 defeat against the Edmonton Oilers on Nov. 26. … Burrows has one assist in his past 25 games.