Bruins at Flyers preview

BRUINS (11-8-4) at FLYERS (8-10-7)
1 p.m. ET; SN, NBCSP, NESN, NHL.TV

The Flyers are 0-4-5 in their past nine games and haven't won since defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Nov. 9. A loss would match the longest losing streak in Flyers history, done twice before (Dec. 2-27, 2006, 0-9-1; Feb. 6-23, 2008, 0-8-2).
Tuukka Rask will start his third straight game for the Bruins, who have won five of their past six, including three in a row on the road.

Players to watch

Bruins forward Brad Marchand had two assists in a 3-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday after missing six games with an undisclosed injury. He has 17 points (eight goals, nine assists) in 15 games.
Flyers left wing Claude Giroux has seven points (two goals, five assists) during a five-game point streak.

They said it

"I know that their top line (Giroux, Sean Couturier, Jakub Voracek) is doing a lot of their scoring. I know that they have a young defense that is playing well, but as we've seen with young players is probably susceptible to consistency. It's always an area where you want to force them to make decisions and execute. That will be our game plan and to try and keep that top line off the scoresheet, which is a tall order." -- Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy
"You definitely have to ­fine-tune those details, especially when we are in a little funk right now. It's going to be another big challenge against Boston; they are playing well as of late. They are a big-bodied team that puts a lot of pucks to the net. We have to weather their storm and bring a storm of our own." -- Flyers goalie Brian Elliott

Bruins projected lineup

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

Flyers projected lineup

Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Jakub Voracek
Danick Martel -- Nolan Patrick -- Wayne Simmonds
Michael Raffl -- Valtteri Filppula -- Travis Konecny
Jori Lehtera -- Scott Laughton -- Dale Weise
Ivan Provorov -- Andrew MacDonald
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Robert Hagg
Travis Sanheim -- Brandon Manning
Brian Elliott
Michal Neuvirth
Scratched:Jordan Weal, Taylor Leier
Injured:None
Suspended:Radko Gudas

Status report

Krejci and Bjork practiced Friday, and Cassidy said they are possible, with Bjork more likely to dress. DeBrusk has been ruled out. Khudobin will start against the Nashville Predators on Monday. ... Gudas will serve the seventh game of his 10-game suspension. He's eligible to return on Dec. 12 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Stat pack

Pastrnak has a four-game point streak (two goals, two assists). The Bruins are 1-for-20 on the power play in their past eight games. … The Flyers have allowed a power-play goal in each of their past seven games. Voracek has 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in his past 11 games.