BRUINS (35-17-8) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (32-25-4) 10 p.m. ET; NBCSN, TVAS
Boston, which is two points ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs for second place in the Atlantic Division, has points in 11 straight games (8-0-3) since the 2019 NHL All-Star break. Goalie Jaroslav Halak will start for the Bruins. He's allowed one goal in his past two starts (2-0-0). The Golden Knights have lost seven of 10 (3-7-0) since Jan. 19 but are nine points ahead of the Arizona Coyotes and Vancouver Canucks for third in the Pacific Division. Marc-Andre Fleury will try to become the first goalie to reach 30 wins this season. He is 0-3-0 with a 4.75 goals-against average and .861 save percentage in his past three starts.
Players to watch
Bruins forward Brad Marchand has 23 points (seven goals, 16 assists) in his past 15 games. Golden Knights forward Alex Tuch has two assists in his past nine games after getting 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) in his previous 13.
They said it
"Going through that California swing, I don't know if we've ever swept the three games there. It was a big trip for us. Now we want to continue that here. … It's a tough building to be in, a tough place to play in. It's another big test for us." -- Bruins forward Brad Marchand "We are a resilient group. We will come out of this. No doubt in my mind that we will." -- Golden Knights forward Alex Tuch
Cehlarik will miss his third straight game. … Carrier is week to week. … Holden is expected to play for the first time since Jan. 21 in place of Miller.
Stat pack
Boston has outscored opponents 26-15 during its winning streak, the longest since a 12-game run from March 2-22, 2014. … Krejci has nine points (two goals, seven assists) during a four-game point streak. … Karlsson has six points (two goals, four assists) in his past seven games.
