Bruins at Canucks preview

BRUINS (4-2-1) at CANUCKS (4-3-0)
10 p.m. ET; SN1, CITY, NESN, NHL.TV

The Bruins called up defenseman Urho Vaakanainen from Providence of the American Hockey League. The 19-year-old will make his NHL debut against the Canucks.
McAvoy leads Bruins defensemen with six points (one goal, five assists) in seven games.
"McAvoy yesterday said he wasn't feeling right so we contacted our medical staff back home and he's on a plane today to undergo some tests," Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. "It's a vague answer because I don't know what is going on. Charlie just said he wasn't feeling right so we wanted to make sure he gets looked at."
Miller blocked a shot with his hand during a 3-2 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
"We'll know in a few days what the X-ray shows and whether they cast it or he has to miss time," Cassidy said.
The Bruins have lost two straight after winning the previous four.
Goalie Jacob Markstrom starts for the Canucks, who are 3-1-0 in their past four games.

Players to watch

Bruins forward David Pastrnak has 11 points (eight goals, three assists) in a six-game point streak.
Canucks forward Bo Horvat has two goals in his past 3 games.

They said it

"It's always about the next man up and it's an opportunity for them to step up and bring something to the table." -- Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron on the injuries
"I grew up watching these guys and rooting for them before becoming a Canuck, so it's exciting." -- Canucks rookie forward Adam Gaudette, who is from Braintree, Massachusetts, on his first game against the Bruins

Bruins projected lineup

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Danton Heinen -- David Krejci -- Jake DeBrusk
Joakim Nordstrom -- David Backes -- Anders Bjork
Chris Wagner -- Sean Kuraly -- Noel Acciari
Zdeno Chara -- Brandon Carlo
John Moore -- Steven Kampfer
Matt Grzelcyk -- Urho Vaakanainen
Jaroslav Halak
Tuukka Rask
Scratched: Ryan Donato
Injured: Charlie McAvoy (undisclosed), Kevan Miller (hand), Torey Krug (ankle)

Canucks projected lineup

Nikolay Goldobin -- Bo Horvat -- Brock Boeser
Sven Baertschi -- Adam Gaudette -- Jake Virtanen
Antoine Roussel -- Brandon Sutter -- Loui Eriksson
Tim Schaller -- Mikael Granlund -- Tyler Motte
Alexander Edler -- Chris Tanev
Derrick Poulliot -- Troy Stecher
Ben Hutton -- Erik Gudbranson
Jacob Markstrom
Anders Nilsson
Scratched: Michael Del Zotto, Brendan Leipsic
Injured: Elias Pettersson (concussion), Jay Beagle (broken arm)

Status report

Vaakanainen was expected to arrive in Vancouver around noon. … Pettersson will miss his third straight game; he skated before the morning practice for the first time since being injured against the Florida Panthers on Oct. 13.

Stat pack

Boston's top line of Marchand, Bergeron and Pastrnak has combined for 36 points (16 goals, 20 assists) in seven games. … Boeser has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past five games.