Boston Bruins vs. Seattle Kraken

After two disappointing results last week, the Boston Bruins finished the week well. After a home loss to the Philadelphia Flyers and an embarrassing Halloween loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, the Black and Gold picked up a much-needed win against the Flyers on Saturday afternoon.

The victory was the first in seven days for Jim Montgomery's team and pushed them out of the basement of the Atlantic Division for the time being. They will have a quick turnaround and host the Seattle Kraken at TD Garden on Sunday night at 5:00 p.m.

Last game

Joonas Korpisalo stopped 20 of Philadelphia's shots in a 3-0 win on Saturday. He was joined by teammates Matthew Poitras, Justin Brazeau and Brad Marchand, who scored a goal in each period. Seattle is coming off a 3-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night after Anton Forsberg stopped all 22 of the Kraken's shots.

Boston Bruins vs. Seattle Kraken History

This is the first of two meetings between the two teams. After Sunday night's game, the two teams will meet in Seattle on Dec. 12 as part of the Bruins' trip to the West Coast just before Christmas. The Bruins and Kraken always seem to play entertaining games, whether in Seattle or Boston.

Players to watch: Boston Bruins vs. Seattle Kraken

For the Bruins, Marchand is a player to keep an eye on as he has scored three goals in the last seven days after scoring in a 4-3 overtime win at home against the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 26th scored the first goal. He sealed the victory over Philadelphia on Saturday with an unanswered goal as he found the net behind his blueline. Jeremy Swayman will be in the starting lineup and will try to bounce back from his loss in Carolina.

Philipp Grubauer started against the Senators and. suffered the loss, which likely means Joey Daccord and his 4-2-1 record will head into Boston this season with a 2.85 GAA and .912 SV%. There are some familiar names on the Kraken this season that Bruins fans will recognize, including defenseman Brandon Montour, who played for the Florida Panthers and played a role in them knocking the Black and Gold out of contention in the postseason have.