Projected Lines And Pairings As The Bruins Are Set To Take On The Detroit Red Wings

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Austin Sabourin
November 23, 2024 (4:47 PM)

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Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings projected lines and pairings for their game tonight.

The Boston Bruins will be back on the road today as they are getting ready to face the Red Wings in the Motor City at Little Caesars Arena.

The only change the Bruins are making heading into this game is Tyler Johnson will sub back into the lineup after the Bruins sent Georgii Merkulov back to the AHL.

This is only Johnson's sixth game with the Bruins organization, and will be his first under new head coach Joe Sacco.

Sacco revealed that Tyler Johnson will play alongside Charlie Coyle and Trent Frederic on the third line.

«I'm just trying to get into a little bit of a groove, here,» Johnson said Saturday, per team-provided video. «It's going to be nice to play with Freddy and Coyle because the last time I played with them, we did pretty well. I'm excited to see if we can continue that.»

The Bruins revealed that Jeremy Swayman will in fact be the starting goaltender for the Bruins tonight, and Marc McLaughlin will be a healthy scractch after just being called up on Friday.

Puck drop is slated for 7 p.m. ET.

We have the projected lines and defensive pairings for both sides:

BOSTON BRUINS (9-9-3)

Morgan Geekie - Pavel Zacha - David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand - Elias Lindholm - Justin Brazeau
Georgii Merkulov - Charlie Coyle - Trent Frederic
John Beecher - Mark Kastelic - Cole Koepke

Mason Lohrei - Charlie McAvoy
Parker Wotherspoon - Brandon Carlo
Nikita Zadorov - Andrew Peeke

Jeremy Swayman

DETROIT RED WINGS (8-9-2)

Vladimir Tarasenko - Dylan Larkin - Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat - Marco Kasper - Patrick Kane
Michael Rasmussen - Andrew Copp - Christian Fischer
Jonatan Berggren - J.T. Compher - Tyler Motte