Boston Bruins (41-15-15, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (35-26-9, third in the Metropolitan Division)
Philadelphia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlantic Division-leading Boston Bruins take on the Philadelphia Flyers.
Philadelphia is 18-14-3 in home games and 35-26-9 overall. The Flyers have committed 291 total penalties (4.2 per game) to rank seventh in league play.
Boston has an 18-6-9 record on the road and a 41-15-15 record overall. The Bruins have a +42 scoring differential, with 236 total goals scored and 194 allowed.
The matchup Saturday is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Bruins won 6-5 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Travis Konecny has 28 goals and 32 assists for the Flyers. Owen Tippett has scored four goals with six assists over the past 10 games.
Brad Marchand has scored 27 goals with 35 assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has six goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 4-4-2, averaging 2.5 goals, 3.8 assists, 4.6 penalties and 12.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.
Bruins: 6-3-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.7 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Flyers: Nick Seeler: out (lower body), Rasmus Ristolainen: out (upper body), Ryan Ellis: out (lower body), Sean Couturier: day to day (coach's decision), Jamie Drysdale: out (upper body).
Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (personal), Pat Maroon: out (back), James van Riemsdyk: day to day (illness), Derek Forbort: out (undisclosed), Matthew Poitras: out (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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