Penguins at Boston Bruins
When/where: 7 p.m. Thursday/TD Garden, Boston
TV/radio: FSN Pittsburgh/WXDX-FM 105.9 and the Penguins Radio Network
Season series: fourth meeting. The Penguins lead, 2-1-0. The Penguins won, 2-1, at Mellon Arena on March 7. They were blanked in their previous Boston visit, losing, 3-0, on Nov. 10.
Streak: Penguins won 1 (before playing at New Jersey)
Who to watch: Winger Alexei Ponikarovsky had scored in one of seven road games before playing at New Jersey on Wednesday.
Trends n 'at: The Bruins are coming off a 3-3-1 road trip. ... Winger Michael Ryder has scored one goal in the last 10 games. ... Center David Krejci has scored two goals and recorded six points in a four-game streak. ... Defenseman Andrew Ference has missed eight straight games with an injured groin.
