Defenseman Torey Krug will not play for the Bruins because of an upper-body injury. Boston, which was 15-0-4 in a 19-game point streak prior to their two losses, last lost three straight games in regulation Dec. 1-6. Tuukka Rask will start for the Bruins. He is 16-1-3 with a 2.14 goals-against average, .924 save percentage and three shutouts in his past 21 games (20 decisions). Boston is three points ahead of the third-place Toronto Maple Leafs in the Atlantic Division and 17 points behind the Tampa Bay Lightning. Connor Hellebuyck will start for the Jets, who are 4-7-1 in their past 12 games and are 1-3-1 in their past five home games. Winnipeg is one point ahead of the Nashville Predators for first place in the Central Division.
Players to watch
Bruins forward Brad Marchand has 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in an eight-game point streak and is one point from an NHL career high. Jets forward Patrik Laine has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his past 10 games.
They said it
"We haven't had the best road trip (0-2-0), but we have an opportunity here to finish on a good note. They're a very good team, very deep, a lot of talent in the group. So it's going to be a tough game. Just have to make sure we have a decent game tonight." -- Bruins forward Brad Marchand "That's a tough one. But I think you look at the other side of it and it can be a great learning experience. Something you'd like to go through in the middle of arch [instead of] the middle of April. So that's how we're approaching it. We're going through some adversity." -- Jets captain Blake Wheeler on moving forward after Joe Pavelski scored the winning goal with five seconds remaining in a 5-4 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday
Carey and Clifton were recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis on Wednesday, and forward Peter Cehlarik was sent down.
Stat pack
Bergeron has nine points (five goals, four assists) in his past eight games, and is one point from 800 in the NHL. … Scheifele has no points in his past four games. … Wheeler has 16 points (seven goals, nine assists) in his past 10 games.
