Bruins Seek A Full 60 Minutes Versus Flames

7 p.m. ET
TD Garden – Boston, MA
TV: NESN
Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub

Season Series/Schedule
Date      Game                    GWG
2/13       CAL @ BOS         
2/19       BOS @ CAL         

Team Leaders
Bruins                                                                                   Flames
Brad Marchand, 53                          Points                   Johnny Gaudreau, 66
Patrice Bergeron, 25                       Goals                    Sean Monahan, 27
Brad Marchand, 32                          Assists                  Johnny Gaudreau, 48

The Bruins will get their first look at the Flames tonight before wrapping up the season series in Calgary next Monday.  The Flames enter tonight' s game in third place in the Pacific Division and have won four out of their last five games.

Calgary's top line of Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan and Micheal Ferland have been one of the best combinations in the league this season.  They have combined for 65 goals and 150 points in 56 games this year.  There is little doubt that Patrice Bergeron will draw against this line for much of the evening.

The Bruins will not see top goaltender Mike Smith as he is out with an apparent groin injury suffered on Sunday night.  David Riitich will get the start in his place and he has done very well in his limited time this season.

Defenseman Kevan Miller appears to be getting close to a return, but that will not come tonight. 

"He's gone from riding a bike to skating, and then he'll get contact. Then he'll practice and we'll see where the lineup is at," said head coach Bruce Cassidy of Miller, per NBC Sports Boston. "It could be Saturday [in Vancouver]. I fully anticipate he's going on the [Western Canada] trip with us. But that's a few days away."

Probable Bruins Lineup
FORWARDS
Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - David Pastrnak
Jake Debrusk - David Krejci - Ryan Spooner
Danton Heinen - Riley Nash - David Backes
Tim Schaller - Sean Kuraly - Noel Acciari

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
Zdeno Chara - Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug - Brandon Carlo
Matt Grzelcyk - Adam McQuaid

GOALTENDER
Tuukka Rask (22-9-4, 2.11 GAA, .924 save %, 2 SO)

INJURY REPORT
LW-Anders Bjork (upper-body) out, D-Kevan Miller (upper-body) out, C-Frank Vatrano (lower-body) out

Probable Flames Lineup
FORWARDS
Johnny Gaudreau - Sean Monahan - Micheal Ferland
Matthew Tkachuk - Mikael Backlund - Michael Frolik
Sam Bennett - Mark Jankowski - Garnet Hathaway
Ryan Lomberg - Matt Stajan - Curtis Lazar

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
Mark Giordano - Dougie Hamilton
TJ Brodie - Travis Hamonic
Brett Kulak - Michael Stone

GOALTENDER
David Rittich (5-1-2, 2.20 GAA, .927 save %, 0 SO)

INJURY REPORT
LW-Kris Versteeg (lower-body) out, RW-Troy Brouwer (facial fracture) out, G-Mike Smith (lower-body) out