Tuukka Rask was first off the ice and should get the nod between the pipes. Steve Begin and Matt Hunwick, who took maintenance days Wednesdays, were back on the ice. Marc Savard, Marco Sturm, Mark Recchi, Michael Ryder and Dennis Wideman were not present but all will play Thursday.
For the Canadiens, Jaroslav Hacek is in for Yannick Weber.
Begin's sentiments on Thursday seemed in tune with those of Bruins fans.
"Enough is enough," said Begin. "We're saying this stuff every day and we just need to go out and do it. We have to play 60 minutes and every player needs to do it."
Here are the expected lines for the Bruins:
Forwards
Milan Lucic–Marc Savard–Miroslav Satan
Marco Sturm–Patrice Bergeron–Mark Recchi
Blake Wheeler–David Krejci–Michael Ryder
Daniel Paille–Steve Begin–Shawn Thornton
Defensemen
Zdeno Chara–Derek Morris
Matt Hunwick–Dennis Wideman
Johnny Boychuk–Adam McQuaid
Goaltenders
Tuukka Rask
Tim Thomas
