BRUINS (13-6-4) at MAPLE LEAFS (16-8-0) 7 p.m. ET; TVAS, TSN4, NESN, NHL.TV
Marleau, who has 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in 24 games this season and 1,142 points (540 goals, 602 assists) in 21 NHL seasons, will be the 11th player ever with 1,600 games. Goalie Jaroslav Halak will start for the Bruins, who are 3-0-2 in their past five games and have allowed two or fewer goals in four of their past five.
Players to watch
Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk has three goals in his past four games and his 10 goals are second for Boston, after David Pastrnak (17). Maple Leafs forward Andreas Johnsson had his first NHL hat trick against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, scoring three goals in a 7:35 span in the first period.
They said it
"It doesn't matter who comes up through our pipeline, guys typically do a great job for us not trying to do too much. The strength of our system helps too. We play a style of game that is hard to beat and hard to compete against." -- Bruins defenseman Torey Krug on Boston's success despite injuries to several key players "Seeing him every day how he carries himself, how he prepares, how he plays the game, it sets a great example for everyone. He's such a great guy, such a great influence. Even though he's played that long he's just one of the guys and makes everyone feel comfortable." -- Maple Leafs forward John Tavares on teammate Patrick Marleau
Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said Carlo and McAvoy are getting closer to returning but did not want to speculate on whether they could play later in the week. … Zaitsev did not take the morning skate because of an illness but Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said he believes Zaitsev will play. If he can't play, Marincin would replace him.
Stat pack
Pastrnak has one assist in his past five games after he had eight points (five goals, three assists) during a three-game point streak. … Tavares has four points (three goals, one assist) in his past four games.
