Bruins Carry Four-Game Win Streak Into Canadiens Matchup

The Boston Bruins will host the Montreal Canadiens in an Atlantic Division matchup on November 12, with Boston’s four-game winning streak at stake. The Bruins are 13-4-1 overall, while Montreal enters at 11-3-4. It is the teams’ first meeting this season.

Boston has scored 67 goals and allowed 41, a plus-26 differential. The Bruins are 1-1-0 against Atlantic Division opponents. Montreal has a 5-0-0 division record and has gone 8-2-3 in games when scoring at least three goals.

Both teams are 7-2-1 or better over their past 10 games: Boston is 7-2-1, averaging 3.7 goals and allowing 2.3 per game; Montreal is 7-0-3, averaging 3.5 goals and conceding 2.5. David Pastrnak leads Boston with eight goals and 16 assists. Nick Suzuki has tallied seven goals and nine assists for Montreal.

James Hagens is out for Boston with a back injury. Montreal lists Mike Matheson, Ivan Demidov, Lucas Condotta, Bryce Pickford and Samuel Montembeault as out, while Jake Evans is day to day. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST in Boston.