Boston Bruins projected lines ahead of puck drop vs the Columbus Blue Jackets
Projected lineup for the Boston Bruins ahead of their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Tonight the Boston Bruins are set to host the Columbus Blue Jackets in TD Garden.
Last game wasn't a good one for the Boston Bruins as they ended up blowing a third period lead to the St. Louis Blues and losing 3-2 in overtime.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are coming off of an embarrassing 5-1 loss against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
Boston will be without one of their best defenseman as Hampus Lindholm suffered a brutal injury against the St. Louis Blues last week.
The Bruins will also be without Mark Kastelic after leaving their previous game with a lower-body injury and being listed as day-to-day.
The Boston Bruins already revealed that Jeremy Swayman will be between the pipes tonight, after Korpisalo faced the Blues in their last game.
They will be getting some help on the blue line as Andrew Peeke is set to make his return to the lineup tonight.
The team also announced a roster move earlier today, and have called up enforcer Jeffrey Viel.
Here are projected lines and pairings for both teams:
BOSTON BRUINS (8-8-3)
Morgan Geekie - Pavel Zacha - David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand - Elias Lindholm - Justin Brazeau
Georgii Merkulov - Charlie Coyle - Trent Frederic
Jeffrey Viel - John Beecher - Tyler Johnson
Nikita Zadorov - Charlie McAvoy
Mason Lohrei - Brandon Carlo
Jordan Oesterle - Andrew Peeke
Jeremy Swayman
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (6-9-2)
Dmitri Voronkov - Sean Monahan - Kirill Marchenko
Cole Sillinger - Adam Fantilli - Yegor Chinakhov
Mikael Pyyhtia - -Justin Danforth - Mathieu Olivier
Zachary Aston-Reese - Sean Kuraly - Kevin Labanc
Zach Werenski - Dante Fabbro
Ivan Provorov - Damon Severson
Jake Christiansen - Jordan Harris
| POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 18 | 141 ANSWERS Boston Bruins projected lines ahead of puck drop vs the Columbus Blue Jackets Who do you think will score the first goal for the Boston Bruins tonight? | ||
| David Pastrnak | 55 | 39 % |
| Justin Brazeau | 26 | 18.4 % |
| Trent Frederic | 34 | 24.1 % |
| Charlie McAvoy | 26 | 18.4 % |
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