Blues at Bruins preview

BLUES (20-20-5) at BRUINS (26-16-5)
7 p.m. ET; SN360, SNE, SNW, SNP, NESN, FS-MW, NHL.TV

Perron has 15 points (six goals, nine assists) during his streak for the Blues, who are 3-0-1 in their past four games.
Goalie Tuukka Rask will start for Boston. Rask's next win will be his 252nd in the NHL and tie Tiny Thompson for the most in Bruins history.
The Bruins have lost their past two games (0-1-1) after going 6-1-0 in their previous seven.

Players to watch

Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko has five points (three goals, two assists) in his past four games after getting four points (three goals, one assist) in his previous 16.
Bruins forward Brad Marchand has seven points (two goals, five assists) in his past five games.

They said it

"They're an aggressive, fast hockey team. Obviously that one line's [Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak] very dangerous and one of the best lines in the League. So we got to do a good job there, and they've got some real good defensemen that can get up the ice and activate and they play a good brand of hockey." -- Blues coach Craig Berube
"You understand the situation you're in, but competitively you obviously want to be out there. To get that opportunity tonight is huge for me. I want to take full advantage of it." -- Bruins defenseman John Moore on his return after he was a healthy scratch for three games

Blues projected lineup

Jaden Schwartz -- Brayden Schenn -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Jordan Kyrou -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Robby Fabbri -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Pat Maroon
Ivan Barbashev -- Sammy Blais
Joel Edmundson -- Alex Pietrangelo
Jay Bouwmeester -- Colton Parayko
Vince Dunn -- Robert Bortuzzo
Carl Gunnarsson
Jake Allen
Jordan Binnington
Scratched:MacKenzie MacEachern, Jordan Nolan
Injured:Zach Sanford (concussion), Tyler Bozak (concussion), Alexander Steen (shoulder), Robert Thomas (shoulder)

Bruins projected lineup

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Peter Cehlarik -- David Krejci -- Jake DeBrusk
Chris Wagner -- Sean Kuraly -- David Backes
Danton Heinen -- Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson -- Ryan Donato
Zdeno Chara -- Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug -- Brandon Carlo
John Moore -- Kevan Miller
Tuukka Rask
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched:Noel Acciari, Matt Grzelcyk
Injured:Joakim Nordstrom (fractured fibula)

Status report

The Blues will use 11 forwards and seven defensemen. … Gunnarsson returns after missing three games and replaces Sanford. … The Bruins did not hold a morning skate. … Moore replaces Grzelcyk. … Backes, a healthy scratch Wednesday, replaces Acciari.

Stat pack

Perron can become the eighth player in Blues history with a point streak of at least 13 games. His streak is the longest by a St. Louis player since Steen had a 13-game run from Oct. 17 to Nov. 16, 2013. … Rask is 251-145-56, with 50 extra-time wins (26 overtime, 24 shootout). Thompson was 252-153 with 63 ties.