Golden Knights at Bruins preview

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (7-9-1) at BRUINS (9-5-2)
7 p.m. ET; NESN, ATTSN-RM, NHL.TV

Halak made 40 saves in a 5-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Boston is 2-1-0 on a four-game homestand.
The Golden Knights finish a four-game road trip coming off a 5-4 loss at the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. They're 3-5-1 in their past nine games.

Players to watch

Golden Knights forward Alex Tuch has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past five games.
Bruins center Patrice Bergeron has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past five games. His 24 points (nine goals, 15 assists) are tied with Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen for the NHL scoring lead.

They said it

"We've just got to keep moving forward I think. Stay positive with each other and realize what it takes to get the job done. You're playing good teams every night in the NHL and we just got to realize we can't win by playing only a couple periods." -- Golden Knights defenseman Brad Hunt
"I think it's very important. I mean I think it gives us confidence going into the road trip and I think we want to be a good home team as well." -- Bruins forward Anders Bjork

Golden Knights projected lineup

Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
Max Pacioretty -- Cody Eakin -- Alex Tuch
Tomas Nosek -- Ryan Carpenter -- Tomas Hyka
William Carrier -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Ryan Reaves
Brayden McNabb -- Colin Miller
Shea Theodore -- Nick Holden
Deryk Engelland -- Brad Hunt
Malcolm Subban
Marc-Andre Fleury
Scratched: Jon Merrill, Oscar Lindberg
Injured:Paul Stastny (lower body), Erik Haula (leg)
Suspended: Nate Schmidt

Bruins projected lineup

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Joakim Nordstrom -- David Krejci -- Jake DeBrusk
Danton Heinen -- Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson -- Anders Bjork
Chris Wagner -- Sean Kuraly -- David Backes
Zdeno Chara -- Matt Grzelcyk
Torey Krug -- John Moore
Jeremy Lauzon
-- Steven Kampfer
Jaroslav Halak
Dan Vladar
Scratched: Noel Acciari, Tuukka Rask
Injured:Brandon Carlo (upper body), Charlie McAvoy (concussion), Urho Vaakanainen (concussion), Kevan Miller (hand)

Status report

The Golden Knights did not have a morning skate and did not confirm their starting goalie but Subban hasn't played since Oct. 30 (five games). ... The Bruins didn't have a morning skate but held video sessions at Warrior Ice Arena. ... Coach Bruce Cassidy said Rask (leave of absence) could rejoin the Bruins on Tuesday. … Carlo is unlikely to play so Lauzon, who was called up from Providence of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis, is expected to replace him.

Stat pack

Marchessault has one goal in each of the Golden Knights' past two games. ... Bergeron is two goals shy of 300 in the NHL. ... Kuraly and Heinen will each play his 100th NHL game.