Bruins Host Blues As They Try To Start A New Streak

7 p.m. ET
TD Garden – Boston, MA
TV: NESN
Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub

Season Series/Schedule
Date      Game                    GWG
2/1         STL @ BOS         
3/21       BOS @ STL          

Team Leaders
Bruins                                                                   Blues
Brad Marchand, 50          Points                   Brayden Schenn, 50
Brad Marchand, 21          Goals                    Schenn/Tarasenko, 21
Brad Marchand, 29          Assists                  Brayden Schenn, 29

The Bruins will try to start a new point streak when they take the ice against the St. Louis Blues after Tuesday's disappointing outing versus the Anaheim Ducks.

Bruce Cassidy held an optional skate this morning, but updated reporters on the health of his team. Anders Bjork's upper-body injury will keep him out through at least the weekend.  Noel Acciari is out tonight, but no update after that.

Defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been cleared for practice and Cassidy did not rule him out for Saturday's game versus the Toronto Maple Leafs.

In other pregame news, Patrice Bergeron was named the NHL's Second Star of the Month for January.  Bergeron finished the month with nine goals, 17 points and two hat tricks in 11 games.  Evegeni Malkin and his 12 goals and 19 points beat out Bergeron for First Star honors.

Meanwhile, the Blues come into tonight's game winners of four of their last five games, including a 3-1 win in Montreal on Tuesday.  They have just two fewer wins (eight) over Atlantic Division opponents this season than the Bruins do.

Probable Bruins Lineup
FORWARDS
Danton Heinen - Patrice Bergeron - David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk - David Krejci - Ryan Spooner
Peter Cehlarik - Riley Nash - David Backes
Tim Schaller - Sean Kuraly - Frank Vatrano

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
Zdeno Chara - Brandon Carlo
Torey Krug - Adam McQuaid
Matt Grzelcyk - Kevan Miller

GOALTENDER
Tuukka Rask (19-8-4, 2.16 GAA, .922 save %, 2 SO)

INJURY REPORT
D-Charlie McAvoy (irregular heartbeat) out, C-Noel Acciari (lower-body) out, LW-Anders Bjork (upper-body) out, LW-Brad Marchand (suspension) out

Probable Blues Lineup
FORWARDS
Ivan Barbashev - Paul Stastny - Vladimir Tarasenko
Jaden Schwartz - Brayden Schenn - Alex Steen
Vladimir Sobotka - Patrik Berglund - Tage Thompson
Dmitrij Jaskin - Kyle Brozkiak - Scottie Upshall

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
Joel Edmundson - Alex Pietrangelo
Jay Bouwmeester - Colton Parayko
Vince Dunn - Robert Bortuzzo

GOALTENDER
Carter Hutton (13-4-1, 1.70 GAA, .945 save %, 0 SO)

INJURY REPORT
LW-Zach Sandford (shoulder) out, C-Robby Fabbri (knee) out