Blackhawks at Bruins preview

BLACKHAWKS (29-31-8) at BRUINS (42-15-8)
1 p.m. ET; NHLN, NESN, NBCSCH, NHL.TV

The Bruins, who have won five consecutive games three times this season, are second in the Atlantic Division with 92 points, six behind the first-place Tampa Bay Lightning and seven ahead of the third-place Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Blackhawks are 5-5-0 in their past 10 games. They are 13 points behind the Los Angeles Kings for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.

Players to watch

Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane has 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in his past 10 games.
Bruins forward Brad Marchand has nine points (five goals, four assists) during a four-game point streak.

They said it

"We've been talking about this every game. We go into the second and third period and we always say the same thing, to keep playing hard. It just for some reason never works. I guess we have to be better." -- Blackhawks forward Tomas Jurco on playing better after they score first
"It'll be a lot of fun. A great group of guys there. I enjoyed my time there very, very much. It was a huge, huge honor being from Chicago (and) playing for the Blackhawks. I can't say that enough, how much I enjoyed the experience. ... From the day I've gotten here I've put it behind me and I need to make sure that all my focus is here in Boston, which it is." -- Bruins forward Tommy Wingels, who was acquired in a trade from the Blackhawks on Feb. 26

Blackhawks projected lineup

Brandon Saad -- Jonathan Toews -- Patrick Kane
Alex DeBrincat -- Nick Schmaltz -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Matthew Highmore -- Artem Anisimov --
Tomas Jurco
Patrick Sharp -- David Kampf -- Anthony Duclair
Duncan Keith -- Connor Murphy
Erik Gustafsson -- Brent Seabrook
Jordan Oesterle -- Jan Rutta
J-F Berube
Anton Forsberg
Scratched:None
Injured:Corey Crawford (upper body)

Bruins projected lineup

Brad Marchand -- Riley Nash -- David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk -- David Krejci -- Rick Nash
Danton Heinen -- Tommy Wingels -- Brian Gionta
Tim Schaller -- Sean Kuraly -- Noel Acciari
Zdeno Chara -- Brandon Carlo
Torey Krug -- Adam McQuaid
Matt Grzelcyk -- Kevan Miller
Tuukka Rask
Anton Khudobin
Scratched:Nick Holden
Injured:Patrice Bergeron (fractured foot), Charlie McAvoy (sprained MCL)
Suspended:David Backes

Status report

The Blackhawks did not practice Friday or announce their starting goaltender. ... Rask, who is 13-3-0 with a .919 save percentage in his past 16 games, will start for the second straight game.

Stat pack

Toews has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past four games. ... Krug has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past five games.