Philadelphia Flyers (34-25-8, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Boston Bruins (39-14-15, second in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins host the Philadelphia Flyers after the Bruins defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in overtime.
Boston is 21-8-6 at home and 39-14-15 overall. The Bruins have a +40 scoring differential, with 222 total goals scored and 182 allowed.
Philadelphia has a 17-11-5 record on the road and a 34-25-8 record overall. The Flyers have a -6 scoring differential, with 193 total goals scored and 199 allowed.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Bruins won the last meeting 6-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brad Marchand has 27 goals and 32 assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has five goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
Travis Konecny has 27 goals and 31 assists for the Flyers. Tyson Foerster has scored seven goals with one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 5-2-3, averaging 2.8 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Flyers: 4-5-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.3 assists, 4.7 penalties and 13.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Bruins: James van Riemsdyk: out (illness), Milan Lucic: out (personal), Pat Maroon: out (back), Derek Forbort: out (undisclosed), Matt Grzelcyk: out (illness), Matthew Poitras: out (shoulder).
Flyers: Nick Seeler: out (lower body), Rasmus Ristolainen: out (upper body), Ryan Ellis: out (lower body), Jamie Drysdale: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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