Welcome to NHL Picks where CBSSports.com hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz offer their predictions for all of the day's games. at , 7 p.m. ET The Bruins and Penguins met just two days ago and not a lot has changed since the Bruins earned a 3-0 victory on home ice. The Penguins will be a bit happier to Matt Corral Jersey return home where they have a slightly better record, but theyll be taking on the NHLs best road team as Boston is 10-2-2 away from TD Garden. The Pens have scored just one goal over the two games theyve played under new head coach Mike Sullivan. Theyve sunk to sixth place in the Metropolitan Division and remain three points out of the wild card spot for the playoffs. Getting out of this season-long malaise is not going to be terribly easy, but if the Penguins dont do so soon, they could find their postseason hopes slipping out Taylor Moton Jersey of reach quickly. Pittsburgh is still battling a host of injuries, the biggest of which belong to who remains out with a concu sion, and Kris Letang, who is on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. Having to play without those two players against one of the hottest teams in the NHL is not a recipe for succe s. The Bruins, meanwhile, may have some injuries of their own. did not practice Thursday and his status for Friday nights contest is unknown. He currently has a six-game points streak going, which helped him become the first Bruin to reach 30 points this season. The real story of late for Boston, however, has been the play of goaltender . He has been playing some tremendous Shi Smith Jersey hockey and has won four straight starts, including a 3-0 shutout of Pittsburgh Wednesday. In six appearances so far in December, Rask owns a 4-0-2 record with Royce Freeman Jersey a .965 save percentage. Over his four-game winning streak, the Bruins netminder has allowed just two goals against and has improved his season save percentage to .917. He doesnt look like one of the teams weak links like he did at the beginning of the season, which is a pretty sizable development for Boston's season outlook. With how well Rask has been playing and how out of sorts the Penguins have been of late, this looks like another good opportunity for Boston to gain some ground on the in the Atlantic Division standings. The Bruins are 9-1-3 over their last 13 Donte Jackson Jersey games and have climbed into second place in the division. Its going to be tough for the Pens to stop Boston with a chance to secure a home-and-home sweep. Pick: Bruins 3, Penguins 1 Tuukka Rask has been a big key to the Bruins' recent succe s. (USATSI) The rest of Friday nights picks 4, 2 3, 2 5, 3 3, 1 4, 3