Boston Bruins (11-1-1, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (6-5-2, sixth in the Atlantic Division)
Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins visit the Montreal Canadiens after Charlie Coyle's hat trick against the New York Islanders in the Bruins' 5-2 win.
Montreal has a 2-1-1 record in Atlantic Division games and a 6-5-2 record overall. The Canadiens have committed 76 total penalties (5.8 per game) to rank first in the league.
Boston is 11-1-1 overall with a 3-1-0 record in Atlantic Division games. The Bruins have gone 5-0-0 when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.
The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sean Monahan has six goals and six assists for the Canadiens. Nicholas Suzuki has scored five goals and added six assists over the last 10 games.
David Pastrnak has scored 10 goals with 10 assists for the Bruins. James van Riemsdyk has one goal and six assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 5-4-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.6 assists, 4.7 penalties and 10.3 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
Bruins: 8-1-1, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.7 assists, 4.7 penalties and 10.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Chris Wideman: out (back), Carey Price: out (knee), David Savard: out (upper body), Rafael Harvey-Pinard: day to day (lower body).
Bruins: Morgan Geekie: out (upper body), Milan Lucic: out (lower body), Matt Grzelcyk: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
