Bruins at Canucks preview

BRUINS (35-12-8) at CANUCKS (22-30-6)
10 p.m. ET; SN, SN360, NESN, NHL.TV

Goalie Tuukka Rask will make his second straight start after Anton Khudobin started two of the previous three games. Rask is 20-1-2 with a .939 save percentage in his past 24 games.
Boston has won six of its past seven games and is second in the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference, three points behind the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Goalie Jacob Markstrom will start for the Canucks, who have lost six of their past seven games.

Players to watch

Bruins center Patrice Bergeron has seven points (five goals, two assists) during a four-game point streak, and 27 points (17 goals, 10 assists) in his past 19 games.
Canucks rookie right wing Brock Boeser has five points (three goals, two assists) in his past six games.

They said it

"It's going to be pretty unique. It's nice when family are watching the game but to have him beside me on the bench, it's going to be funny throughout the game and I am looking forward to it." -- Bruins rookie left wing Jake DeBrusk on having his father, Louie, working between the benches as a color analyst for Sportsnet during one of his games for the first time
"He coached me in junior and he's always had high expectations and I know here he has higher expectations for me than anybody else and it can be a good thing, it can also be a tough thing as well." -- Canucks left wing Sven Baertschi, on coach Travis Green not playing him in San Jose on Thursday after having two assists in a 4-3 loss against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday

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:Paul Postma, Jordan Szwarz
Injured:Anders Bjork (upper body), Frank Vatrano (lower body), Kevan Miller (upper body)

Canucks projected lineup

Nikolay Goldobin -- Bo Horvat -- Brock Boeser
Daniel Sedin -- Henrik Sedin -- Thomas Vanek
Darren Archibald -- Brandon Sutter -- Loui Eriksson
Sven Baertschi -- Nic Dowd -- Jake Virtanen
Alexander Edler -- Erik Gudbranson
Michael Del Zotto -- Troy Stecher
Derrick Pouliot -- Alex Biega
Jacob Markstrom
Anders Nilsson
Scratched:Philip Holm, Reid Boucher, Ben Hutton
Injured:Brendan Gaunce (foot), Markus Granlund (ankle), Chris Tanev (lower body), Sam Gagner (upper body)

Status report

Miller will miss his sixth straight game but could return Monday against the Calgary Flames after skating in a regular practice jersey on Saturday. … Hutton will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game.

Stat pack

Boston has allowed two goals or fewer in 10 of its past 13 games. … Horvat has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past five games.