Senators at Bruins preview

SENATORS (23-39-6) at BRUINS (41-17-9)
7 p.m. ET; SN1, CITY, TVAS, NESN, NHL.TV

The Bruins, who have won five straight and are 14-0-4 in their past 18 games, have not lost in regulation since a 3-2 defeat to the New York Rangers on Jan. 19. The longest point streak in Boston history is 23 games (15 wins, eight ties), set from Dec. 22, 1940-Feb. 23, 1941.
Boston, also looking to win its 10th straight at home, leads the Toronto Maple Leafs by four points for second place in the Atlantic Division.
The Senators, 1-8-1 in their past 10 games and 2-10-1 in their past 13, have allowed at least four goals in five of their past six games.

Players to watch

Senators center Chris Tierney has one goal in his past nine games after having seven assists in a six-game point streak.
Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, who will start, is 15-0-3 with a 1.94 goals-against average, .931 save percentage and three shutouts in his past 19 games (18 decisions).

They said it

"You know you always find that when you're playing against good teams, you don't really need to say much, they know how good the Bruins have been. And it is quite remarkable that they have gotten points in 18 straight games. … so for them to be able to do that, that's a great compliment to them and the way that they play the game." -- Senators coach Marc Crawford
"Well, it means we're playing well, we're finding ways to win. It means we're staying ahead of Toronto. Go out on the road, you like to feel good about your game. That's probably it." -- Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy on Boston's play at home

Senators projected lineup

Brady Tkachuk -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Anthony Duclair
Zack Smith -- Colin White - Bobby Ryan
Brian Gibbons -- Oscar Lindberg -- Mikkel Boedker
Rudolfs Balcers -- Chris Tierney -- Magnus Paajarvi
Thomas Chabot -- Dylan DeMelo
Christian Wolanin -- Cody Ceci
Mark Borowiecki -- Ben Harpur
Craig Anderson
Anders Nilsson
Scratched: None
Injured: Christian Jaros (hamstring)

Bruins projected lineup

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Danton Heinen
Joakim Nordstrom -- David Krejci -- Lee Stempniak
Sean Kuraly -- Noel Acciari -- Chris Wagner
Peter Cehlarik -- Charlie Coyle -- David Backes
Zdeno Chara -- Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug -- Brandon Carlo
John Moore -- Matt Grzelcyk
Tuukka Rask
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Steven Kampfer
Injured: Kevan Miller (upper body), Marcus Johansson (lung contusion), Jake DeBrusk (lower body), David Pastrnak (thumb)

Status report

Duclair (lower body) will play after not practicing Friday. … Stempniak, who signed with Boston on Feb. 24 and was assigned to Providence of the American Hockey League, makes his NHL season debut. … Moore will play his 500th NHL game.

Stat pack

The Senators are 0-6-1 in their past seven games against the Bruins. … Boston's nine-game home winning streak is its longest since they won 14 straight from Oct. 25, 2008-Jan. 1, 2009. … Marchand has nine points (three goals, six assists) in a five-game point streak.