Montreal Canadiens (11-3-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (13-4-1, in the Atlantic Division)

Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins take on the Montreal Canadiens with a four win streak on the line.

Boston has gone 13-4-1 overall with a 1-1-0 record against the Atlantic Division. The Bruins have given up 41 goals while scoring 67 for a +26 scoring differential.

Montreal is 5-0-0 against the Atlantic Division and 11-3-4 overall. The Canadiens have an 8-2-3 record when scoring at least three goals.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: David Pastrnak has scored eight goals with 16 assists for the Bruins. Charlie McAvoy has eight assists over the past 10 games.

Nicholas Suzuki has seven goals and nine assists for the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 7-2-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 5.8 assists, 4.9 penalties and 14.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.

Canadiens: 7-0-3, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.2 assists, five penalties and 11.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Bruins: James Hagens: out (back).

Canadiens: Mike Matheson: out (lower body), Jake Evans: day to day (hand), Ivan Demidov: out (lower-body), Lucas Condotta: out (undisclosed), Bryce Pickford: out (undisclosed), Samuel Montembeault: out (lower-body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.