The Bruins ended a three-game skid with an emphatic 7-3 win against the Senators, but have lost David Krejci to injury and Brad Marchand to suspension. Still, offensive weapons Patrice Bergeron and Loui Eriksson remain on the roster, and the Bruins haven't let in a power play goal since December 6 in a 3-2 loss to the Predators. In net, Tuukka Rask has returned to form, with a .943 save percentage in the past 10 games.
On the other end of the ice, the Canadiens are recently coming off of a six-game losing streak, going 2-8 in the past ten games. On paper, they're looking great. Aside from the conspicuous absence of Carey Price (which I'll get to in a moment), their lineup looks fine - Max Pacioretty, Brendan Gallagher, Tomas Plekanec, Lars Eller, Alex Galchenyuk, David Desharnais, and P.K. Subban are all on the active roster. Unfortunately, their goaltending situation is shaky at best.
Their current tandem is Mike Condon and Ben Scrivens. Condon, a Massachusetts native, had an excellent start to the season, but slowed down and is now boasting a .904 save percentage and a mediocre 10-9-3 record. They recently traded for Ben Scrivens, but Scrivens has been horrible after being demoted to the AHL by the Oilers, posting an .893 save percentage for the Bakersfield Condors.
LINE COMBOS (Boston)
Loui Eriksson-Patrice Bergeron-Seth Griffith
Matt Beleskey-Ryan Spooner-Brett Connolly
Frank Vatrano-Landon Ferraro-Alexander Khokhlachev
Zac Rinaldo-Max Talbot-Jimmy Hayes
Zdeno Chara-Dennis Seidenberg
Torey Krug-Adam McQuaid
Joe Morrow-Kevan Miller
Tuukka Rask
Jonas Gustavsson
Scratches: Tyler Randell (F), Zach Trotman (D)
Injuries: Chris Kelly (F), Joonas Kemppainen (F), David Krejci (F)
World Juniors: David Pastrnak (F)
LINE COMBOS (Montreal)
Max Pacioretty-Tomas Plekanec-Brendan Gallagher
Lars Eller-Alex Galchenyuk-Daniel Carr
Tomas Fleischmann-David Desharnais-Dale Weise
Paul Byron-Torrey Mitchell-Brian Flynn
Nathan Beaulieu-P.K. Subban
Andrei Markov-Jeff Petry
Alexei Emelin-Mark Barberio
Mike Condon
Ben Scrivens
Scratches: Sven Andrighetto (F), Greg Pateryn (D), Devante Smith-Pelly (F), Jarred Tinordi (D)
Injuries: Tom Gilbert (D), Carey Price (G)