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Final: Bruins 5, Predators 0 – Boston picks up second win in a row
WHO: Bruins (40-8-5) at Predators (25-20-6)
WHEN: 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Bridgestone Arena
RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub
TV: NESN
PROJECTED LINEUPS
BOSTON
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Craig Smith
Pavel Zacha -- David Krejci --David Pastrnak
Taylor Hall -- Charlie Coyle -- Nick Foligno
AJ Greer -- Trent Frederic -- Jakub Lauko
Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort -- Connor Clifton
Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Jakub Zboril
Injured: Jake DeBrusk (leg), Tomas Nosek (foot), Vinni Lettieri (lower body)
NASHVILLE
Nino Niederreiter -- Cody Glass -- Matt Duchene
Philip Tomasino -- Ryan Johansen -- Mikael Granlund
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Tanner Jeannot
Cole Smith -- Tommy Novak -- Juuso Parssinen
Ryan McDonagh -- Roman Josi
Mattias Ekholm -- Jeremy Lauzon
Kevin Gravel -- Dante Fabbro
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Mark Jankowski
Injured: Filip Forsberg (upper body), Alexandre Carrier (upper body), Mark Borowiecki (upper body)
PREGAME NOTES
No changes are expected for the Bruins' skaters after they knocked off Dallas with a 3-2 overtime win on Tuesday.
Swayman is expected to get the start in net. DeBrusk will miss his 17th game in a row, but Jim Montgomery told reporters that the winger is aiming for a return to the lineup on Saturday: "He's not ready. You know, he's really close, but just, you know, he had a good skate again yesterday. Just where he's at, we think Saturday is going to be a really good opportunity because we felt if he played today, then he doesn't play Saturday."
The Predators fell to Arizona on Monday, 4-2 at home.
Novak is expected to return to the lineup after being a scratch the last two games, and Saros will start. He holds the best goals-saved above average (21.02) in the NHL since Nov. 12, per Natural Stat Trick.