Bruins take on the Avalanche, look to continue home win streak

Colorado Avalanche (28-19-2, in the Central Division) vs. Boston Bruins (24-20-6, in the Atlantic Division)

Boston; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins will try to keep their three-game home win streak intact when they face the Colorado Avalanche.

Boston has gone 15-7-3 at home and 24-20-6 overall. The Bruins are 12-4-2 in games their opponents commit more penalties.

Colorado is 28-19-2 overall and 14-9-0 on the road. The Avalanche have a 25-6-0 record when scoring three or more goals.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Bruins won 5-3 in the previous meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Morgan Geekie has scored 13 goals with 11 assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has 10 goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.

Mikko Rantanen has 25 goals and 39 assists for the Avalanche. Nathan MacKinnon has five goals and six assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 4-4-2, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.6 assists, 4.3 penalties and 11.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.

Avalanche: 4-4-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.1 assists, 2.8 penalties and 5.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.

INJURIES: Bruins: None listed.

Avalanche: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.