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GOLDEN KNIGHTS (25-19-7) at BRUINS (28-10-12)
7 p.m. ET; ESPN+, TVAS, SN, NESN, ATTSN-RM, NHL.TV

The Golden Knights goalie has won 458 games, the same as Lundqvist, who is not scheduled to play for the New York Rangers against the New York Islanders on Tuesday.
Vegas is 1-4-1 in its past six games following a four-game winning streak.
Jaroslav Halak will make his third straight start for the Bruins. He is 4-0-0 with a 1.71 goals-against average and .951 save percentage against the Golden Knights.
Boston is 1-2-1 in its past four games since going 6-1-2 over its previous nine .

Players to watch

Golden Knights forward Paul Stastny has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past two games.
Bruins forward David Pastrnak has 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists) in his past 17 games, and leads the NHL with 37 goals.

They said it

"[This game is] important, but for me I just want to see us keep moving forward, keep pushing the needle, start doing some of the things we're talking about. I think the result's always great, but for me what the game looks like big picture is more important."-- Golden Knights coach Peter DeBoer
"Two games with the new coaching staff, it's hard to sit here and say they've changed a lot. They won one game, the other went into overtime, they were down 3-0 early, obviously came back had a good push. So I suspect you'll see a lot of the same. … I'm sure maybe they started implementing some different things, so we'll have to keep an eye on that. But typically at this time of the year you just want your team to play hard and compete and that's what we expect tonight." -- Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy on the Golden Knights

Golden Knights projected lineup

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Bruins projected lineup
Status report

Each team held an optional morning skate. … Fleury's start means he will serve his one-game suspension for skipping the 2020 Honda NHL All-Star Game when Vegas plays the Carolina Hurricanes on Jan. 31. … Krejci, who has missed two games, skated. The forward is a game-time decision. … Lauzon was recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on Thursday to replace Moore.

Stat pack

Nosek will play his 200th NHL game. … Theodore has five assists in his past three games. … Bergeron has scored one goal in each of his past two games and has scored four in his past seven.