Arizona Coyotes (13-10-2, fourth in the Central Division) vs. Boston Bruins (17-5-3, first in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlantic Division-leading Boston Bruins play the Arizona Coyotes.
Boston has a 17-5-3 record overall and a 9-2-1 record in home games. The Bruins have a 16-2-2 record in games they score at least three goals.
Arizona is 13-10-2 overall and 5-5-2 in road games. The Coyotes rank third in the league with 117 total penalties (averaging 4.7 per game).
Saturday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brad Marchand has 12 goals and 12 assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has three goals and nine assists over the past 10 games.
Lawson Crouse has scored 11 goals with five assists for the Coyotes. Michael Carcone has six goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 5-4-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.5 assists, 4.5 penalties and 9.9 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
Coyotes: 6-4-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.4 assists, 3.8 penalties and 10.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (personal), Derek Forbort: out (undisclosed).
Coyotes: Vladislav Kolyachonok: out (lower body), Bryan Little: out for season (upper body), Jakub Voracek: out (concussion), Jack McBain: out (lower body), Sean Durzi: day to day (lower body), Barrett Hayton: out (upper body), Travis Boyd: out (upper body), Shea Weber: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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