Boston Bruins (29-9-9, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (18-24-1, eighth in the Atlantic Division)
Ottawa, Ontario; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Bruins -138, Senators +117; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins visit the Ottawa Senators after Brad Marchand scored two goals in the Bruins' 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Ottawa has an 8-6-0 record in Atlantic Division games and an 18-24-1 record overall. The Senators have gone 3-5-1 in games decided by a goal.
Boston is 29-9-9 overall with an 11-3-2 record against the Atlantic Division. The Bruins have a 5-4-8 record in games decided by one goal.
The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tim Stutzle has 10 goals and 34 assists for the Senators. Parker Kelly has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
Marchand has 23 goals and 23 assists for the Bruins. Hampus Lindholm has seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 4-5-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.1 assists, 3.7 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
Bruins: 6-1-3, averaging 4.1 goals, 6.1 assists, four penalties and 8.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Senators: Travis Hamonic: day to day (upper body), Anton Forsberg: out (groin), Dominik Kubalik: day to day (hip).
Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (personal).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
