Music: {allcanada} CANADIENS (15-5-1) at BRUINS (13-8-0)

Friday, November 21, 2014

{allcanada} CANADIENS (15-5-1) at BRUINS (13-8-0)

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Saturday, November 22, 2014

7:00 PM ET

CANADIENS (15-5-1) at BRUINS (13-8-0)

TV: NHLN-US, TVA SPORTS, SN, NESN

Season series: This is the third of four games between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens, and their first in Boston since Game 7 of their Eastern Conference Second Round series, won by Montreal. The Canadiens have defeated the Bruins twice this season at Bell Centre, 6-4 on Oct. 16 and 5-1 on Nov. 13. Carey Price is 2-0-0 with 46 saves on 51 shots; Max Pacioretty has three goals and two assists. Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, who is expected to start, is 3-11-3 with a 2.80 goals-against average against the Canadiens. Forward Patrice Bergeron has 17 goals and 43 points in 53 games against Montreal.

Canadiens team scope: This is the first of three straight road games for Montreal, which visits the New York Rangers on Sunday and the Buffalo Sabres on Nov. 28. The Canadiens are 6-2-1 on the road this season. Montreal defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Thursday for its seventh win in eight games. Pacioretty celebrated his 26th birthday by scoring two goals; he has four goals and seven points in his past five games. Forward Brandon Prust discussed the rivalry against the Bruins after practice Friday. "They are going to be pretty hungry for a win too. … It's been a little while since the playoffs but everybody remembers that pretty clearly," he told the Canadiens website. The Canadiens are 7-3-0 in November. Forward Michael Bournival (shoulder) is on injured reserve.

Bruins team scope: Boston begins a three-game homestand after a 4-3 shootout win at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. The Bruins have won six straight games at TD Garden. Rookie goaltender Niklas Svedberg made 28 saves through 65 minutes and didn't allow a goal on seven shots in the shootout. Bergeron has a point in eight of nine games (four goals, five assists). Defensemen Zdeno Chara (knee), David Warsofsky (groin) and Adam McQuaid (broken thumb) are on IR. Forward Brad Marchand missed his second straight game Friday and is listed as day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. Center David Krejci (undisclosed) did not play.

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