PITTSBURGH -- Good morning from the Consol Energy Center, home of the Penguins, where tonight the Bruins have a chance to pull within one point of the Eastern Conference leaders.
The Penguins, with Sidney Crosby back in the lineup the last two weeks after being sidelined some 10 months due to a concussion, lead the East with 36 points. The Bruins, on a 13-0-1 roll and the NHL's hottest club, have 33 points. The Bruins and LA Kings are tied for the fewest number (2) of regulation losses on the road this season.
Game 25: Bruins at Penguins
The Bruins chewed up the Maple Leafs, 4-1, at the Garden on Saturday night with Tuukka Rask in net. Tim Thomas is expected to get the start here tonight, with Rask getting called again tomorrow night when the Bruins will play in Winnipeg for the first time since the 1995-'96 season. The Bruins are back on Causeway Thursday night when the red hot Florida Panthers visit the Hub of Hockey.
Puck drop: 7:05 p.m. EST
Record: Bruins, 16-7-1; Penguins, 16-7-4.
TV/radio info: NESN (Jack Edwards, Andy Brickley, Naoko Funayama), 98.5 The Sports Hub (Dave Goucher, Bob Beers)
Projected lineup:
Milan Lucic-David Krejci-Nathan Horton
Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Tyler Seguin
Benoit Pouliot-Chris Kelly-Rich Peverley
Daniel Paille-Gregory Campbell-Shawn Thornton
Zdeno Chara-Johnny Boychuk
Dennis Seidenberg-Joe Corvo
Andrew Ference-Adam McQuaid
Tim Thomas
Tuukka Rask
Healthy scratches: Jordan Caron, Steve Kampfer
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