The Boston Bruins (42-24-8) are back on home ice for their third-to-last home game of the season. They will host the Dallas Stars (44-18-12), who are closing out a four-game Eastern Conference road trip.
The Bruins have been dominant at home this season, with a 27-10-1 record at the TD Garden. They have won 15 of their last 17 home games.
Pavel Zacha has continued to dominate in March, and he leads the NHL in goals scored for the month (13). David Pastrnak, too. The Bruins forward is just coming off a 12-game point streak, and he has 20 points in March (7-13–20).
The Stars rank second in the Central Division and the NHL; they also rank second in the NHL and have qualified for the playoffs. They are 4-4-2 in their last 10 games and 22-8-8 away from home.
The Stars enter Boston with the league’s second-best power play, and it has not faltered since the Olympic break. However, the B’s posted a 2-for-4 power play showing on Sunday night in Columbus.
The Stars picked up a convincing 6-2 win over the Bruins in January.
The Stars are the last team to have an away game at the TD Garden this season.
Bruins Morning Skate Notes
The B’s held a morning skate at 10:30 AM at the TD Garden.
UPDATE: Marco Sturm announced Joonas Korpisalo as the starting goaltender. There are no other line changes.
Cameron Hughes will play for the Dallas Stars. He played in two NHL games with the Boston Bruins and spent 2017-22 playing with the Providence Bruins.
Expected Bruins Lines
Forwards
Marat Khusnutdinov – Fraser Minten – David Pastrnak
Casey Mittelstadt – Pavel Zacha – Viktor Arvidsson
Lukas Reichel – Elias Lindholm – Morgan Geekie
Tanner Jeannot – Sean Kuraly – Mark Kastelic
Defensemen
Jonathan Aspirot – Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm – Henri Jokiharju
Nikita Zadorov – Andrew Peeke
Source: Last game
Starting Goalie
Joonas Korpisalo (12-9-4, 3.28 GAA, .891 SV%)
Source: Confirmed
Expected Stars Lines
Forwards
Jason Robertson – Ross Johnston – Mikko Rantanen
Jamie Benn – Matt Duchene – Mavrik Bourque
Oskar Back – Justin Hryckowian – Colin Blackwell
Cameron Hughes – Arttu Hyry – Adam Erne
Defensemen
Esa Lindell – Miro Heiskanen
Thomas Harley – Nils Lindkvist
Lian Bichsel – Ilya Lyubushkin
Source: Last Game + Mike Heika
Starting Goalie
Jake Oettinger (30-11-6, 2.63 GAA, .899 SV%)
Source: Confirmed
Special Teams
Bruins
Power play: 23.8% (8th)
Penalty kill: 76.4% (27th)
Stars
Power play: 28.8% (2nd)
Penalty kill: 80.9% (11th)
Season Series
Tuesday, January 20: @ DAL – Stars win 6-2
Tuesday, March 31: Stars @ Bruins
Upcoming Schedule
Thursday, April 2: Bruins @ Panthers, 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 4: Bruins @ Lightning, 5:00 PM
Sunday, April 5: Bruins @ Flyers, 3:30 PM
Tuesday, April 7: Bruins @ Hurricanes, 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 11: Lightning @ Bruins, 12:30 PM
How To Watch
7:00 PM ET
TV: NESN+
Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub
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