Boston Bruins (11-4-1, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (5-8-2, in the Metropolitan Division)

Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Boston Bruins after the Bruins took down the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in a shootout.

Pittsburgh has a 4-1-1 record in home games and a 5-8-2 record overall. The Penguins have gone 2-3-1 in one-goal games.

Boston has a 4-3-1 record in road games and an 11-4-1 record overall. The Bruins have committed 75 total penalties (4.7 per game) to rank fifth in the league.

The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Evgeni Malkin has six goals and five assists for the Penguins. Rickard Rakell has five goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

David Pastrnak has eight goals and 12 assists for the Bruins. James Hagens has four goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 3-6-1, averaging 2.8 goals, five assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.

Bruins: 7-2-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 5.9 assists, 4.8 penalties and 11.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Penguins: Bryan Rust: out (lower-body), Trevor van Riemsdyk: out (lower body), Ryan Graves: out (lower-body), Elmer Soderblom: out (upper-body), Evgeni Malkin: day to day (lower-body).

Bruins: Matthew Poitras: day to day (undisclosed).

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