Montreal Canadiens (19-19-7, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (27-8-9, first in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins host the Montreal Canadiens after David Pastrnak's hat trick against the Colorado Avalanche in the Bruins' 5-2 win.
Boston has a 27-8-9 record overall and a 10-3-2 record in Atlantic Division games. The Bruins are 12-0-2 in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.
Montreal is 19-19-7 overall and 4-7-2 against the Atlantic Division. The Canadiens are 17-5-4 when scoring at least three goals.
Saturday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Bruins won the last matchup 5-2. Pastrnak scored three goals in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pastrnak has 29 goals and 35 assists for the Bruins. Hampus Lindholm has eight assists over the past 10 games.
Nicholas Suzuki has scored 12 goals with 25 assists for the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has six goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 6-1-3, averaging four goals, 6.2 assists, 4.3 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
Canadiens: 4-4-2, averaging 2.5 goals, 3.8 assists, 3.8 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Bruins: Brandon Carlo: out (upper body), Milan Lucic: out (personal), Derek Forbort: out (undisclosed), Matthew Poitras: day to day (shoulder).
Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Chris Wideman: out (back), Tanner Pearson: out (upper body), Carey Price: out (knee), Christian Dvorak: out (pectoral), Josh Anderson: day to day (lower body), Alex Newhook: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
