Bruins at Flames preview

BRUINS (35-13-8) at FLAMES (30-21-8)
4 p.m. ET; NHLN, SNW, NESN, NHL.TV

The Bruins, who are 11-3-0 in their past 14 games, defeated the Flames 5-2 in Boston on Feb. 13. They trail the Tampa Bay Lightning by three points for first place in the Atlantic Division.
Calgary, which lost to the Florida Panthers 6-3 on Saturday, has lost six of its past seven at home (1-3-3). The Flames trail the Anaheim Ducks by one point for third in the Pacific Division, and the Minnesota Wild by one point for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.

Players to watch

Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask is 20-2-2 with a 1.83 goals against average, a .933 save percentage and two shutouts in his past 24 starts.
Calgary forward Johnny Gaudreau has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his past nine games, and 27 points (six goals, 21 assists) in his past 21 games.

They said it

"It's been a few games now where we've been loose, and you're not going very far if you're loose. You'll win some games, but we want to get back to being a tighter, better defensive team." -- Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy
"Everybody's aware of how many teams are battling for playoff spots right now, and everyone is aware of how close it is. I don't think it's your main focus, but it is your main focus." -- Flames defenseman Michael Stone

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Bruins projected lineup

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk -- David Krejci -- Ryan Spooner
Danton Heinen -- Riley Nash -- David Backes
Tim Schaller -- Sean Kuraly -- Noel Acciari
Zdeno Chara -- Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug -- Brandon Carlo
Matt Grzelcyk -- Adam McQuaid
Tuukka Rask
Anton Khudobin
Scratched:Paul Postma, Jordan Szwarz
Injured: Anders Bjork (upper body), Frank Vatrano (lower body), Kevan Miller (upper body)

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Micheal Ferland
Matthew Tkachuk -- Mikael Backlund -- Michael Frolik
Sam Bennett -- Mark Jankowski --
Garnet Hathaway
Ryan Lomberg
-- Matt Stajan -- Curtis Lazar
Mark Giordano -- Dougie Hamilton
TJ Brodie -- Travis Hamonic
Brett Kulak -- Michael Stone
David Rittich
Jon Gillies
Scratched: Morgan Klimchuk, Matt Bartkowksi
Injured: Kris Versteeg (hip), Troy Brouwer (upper body), Marek Hrivik (undisclosed), Mike Smith (lower body)

Status report

Miller will be a game-time decision for Boston. … The Flames did not name a starting goaltender or lineup changes Sunday.

Stat pack

Bergeron has seven points (five goals, two assists) in his past five games. … Krug has six points (two goals, four assists) in a five-game point streak. … Boston has won seven of its past eight road games. ... Monahan has 11 points (five goals, six assists) in his past nine games. … Tkachuk has six points (four goals, two assists) in his past five games. … Hamonic will play his 500th NHL game.