Pittsburgh Penguins (8-5-1, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Boston Bruins (10-1-2, first in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Boston seeks to keep its five-game win streak alive when the Bruins take on Pittsburgh.
The Bruins are 4-0-2 in conference play. Boston averages 10.7 penalty minutes per game, the fifth-most in the NHL. Brad Marchand leads the team serving 28 total minutes.
The Penguins are 2-3-0 in Eastern Conference play. Pittsburgh has scored six power-play goals, converting on 14.3% of chances.
The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: David Pastrnak leads the Bruins with 13 goals and has
Brian Dumoulin leads the Penguins with a plus-11 in 10 games played this season. Jake Guentzel has scored six goals over the last 10 games for Pittsburgh.
LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 6-3-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 5.8 assists, 3.2 penalties and 6.4 penalty minutes while allowing two goals per game with a .931 save percentage.
Bruins: 7-1-2, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.4 assists, 4.6 penalties and 12.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game with a .929 save percentage.
Bruins Injuries: None listed.
Penguins Injuries: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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