Bruins look to continue winning streak against the struggling Sens

Here is the projected lineup for Boston.

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Bruins look to continue winning streak against the struggling Sens
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This evening, the Bruins are hosting the Ottawa Senators. Boston will look to continue their winning streak with a 5th consecutive victory, while the struggling Sens will be looking for their first win of the season on the road.

both teams faced the San Jose Sharks in their last game. The Bruins won by a score of 5-1 on Tuesday. The Senators also earned the victory by a score of 5-2 when they hosted them last Sunday.

Forward Brett Ritchie will be unavailable for tonight's matchup as he is out with an infection. Peter Cehlarik who was called up from providence will step in for him on the Bruins' third offensive line. 

On defense, Steven Kampfer will replace Connor Clifton who will be a healthy scratch this evening.

Tuukka Rask will be the starting goaltender again for Boston as Jaroslav Halak backs him up.

The remainder of the lineup should look identical to the one that faced San Jose earlier this week.

Here is the Bruins' projected lineup for this evening's divisional matchup according to NHL.com correspondent Matt Kalman:

Forwards:

Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - David Pastrnak

Jake DeBrusk - David Kreijci - Danton Heinen

Anders Bjork - Charlie Coyle - Peter Cehlarik

Chris Wagner - Sean Kuraly - David Backes

Defensemen:

Zdeno Chara - Charlie McAvoy

Torey Krug - Brandon Carlo

Matt Grzelcyk - Steven Kampfer

Goaltenders:

Tuukka Rask

Jaroslav Halak

Connor Clifton will be the only healthy scratch tonight.

On the injury front, the Bruins have a lot of players sidelined because of health concerns. Brett Ritchie, Kevan Miller, Karson Kuhlman Joakim Nordstrom, Par Lindholm, John Moore and Anton Blidh are all recovering from ailments or injuries.