Tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET, the Boston Bruins (42-17-5, 89 points) and Montreal Canadiens (35-24-7, 77 points) faceoff live from the Bell Centre in Montreal for the third of four meetings against each other this season. The game can be live streamed here. Boston fans can hear all of the action on WBZ 1030 while Montreal fans can do the same on TSN 690.
Boston enters play having won five straight games while Montreal has lost two games in a row and three of four overall. The Canadiens have beaten the Bruins in both meetings this season, notching a 2-1 victory on Dec. 5 in Montreal and a 4-1 triumph on Jan. 30 in Boston.
The Bruins have been on a tear most of this season and especially recently, but head coach Claude Julien said that it doesn't mean he won't make changes to his lineup where he sees fit after a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Sunday.
"We won again, but that doesn't mean my lineup's not going to change," Julien said after the Bruins practiced at Bell Centre on Tuesday, according to NHL.com
The Canadiens will try to snap a losing skid and get their dormant power play working on all cylinders again.
"Lately it hasn't been good, but we still feel confident," forward Brendan Gallagher said per NHL.com. "Since I've been here we've been one of the top power plays in the league. It's just getting back to that mentality, the little details that make us successful."
New import Thomas Vanek is the Canadiens' top scorer with 53 points off of 21 goals and 32 assists, mostly with the Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders as he makes his home debut with Montreal. P.K Subban is second on the team with 45 points off of 10 tallies and 35 helpers and Max Pacioretty is third on the team with 43 points while lighting the lamp 30 times and adding 13 assists.
David Krejci paces the Bruins with 55 points off of 16 goals and 39 assists while Jarome Iginla is 3-2-5 in his last five games and has 49 points off of 20 markers and 29 helpers and Milan Lucic has found the twine 19 times while adding 28 assists for 47 points.
Tuukka Rask will likely suit up for Boston and is 28-14-4 with a 2.15 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage while Carey Price will likely man the crease for Montreal and is 26-17-5 with a 2.33 GAA and a .925 save percentage.
Two longtime rivals go at it when the Bruins and Canadiens hit the ice tonight at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
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