Pittsburgh Penguins (18-14-4, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Boston Bruins (23-7-6, first in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins will try to prolong a four-game win streak with a victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Boston is 23-7-6 overall and 11-2-3 at home. The Bruins are 4-2-6 in one-goal games.
Pittsburgh has an 8-7-3 record in road games and an 18-14-4 record overall. The Penguins are 3-4-3 in games decided by a single goal.
Thursday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: David Pastrnak has 22 goals and 28 assists for the Bruins. Morgan Geekie has scored four goals and added three assists over the last 10 games.
Jake Guentzel has scored 17 goals with 25 assists for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 5-2-3, averaging three goals, 5.3 assists, 4.5 penalties and 11.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
Penguins: 7-2-1, averaging 3.3 goals, six assists, 4.1 penalties and 10 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (personal), Derek Forbort: out (undisclosed).
Penguins: John Ludvig: day to day (undisclosed), Matt Nieto: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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