Overview
- Boston is 20-16-1 with 41 points through 37 games, trailing wild-card teams on points percentage.
- Sunday’s 6-2 loss to Ottawa punctuated a rough stretch that also included a shootout defeat to Vancouver.
- Coach Marco Sturm said he expects a strong response in the rivalry game after calling Sunday night embarrassing.
- This is the second meeting this season after Boston’s 3-2 win in Montreal, which left Charlie McAvoy with a facial fracture and Viktor Arvidsson with a lower-body injury.
- Montreal arrives 19-12-5 with rookie goalie Jacob Fowler boosting results with a .915 save percentage in four NHL appearances.