Lines, roster updates and starting goaltenders ahead of Bruins-Jackets matchup
The Boston Bruins and Columbus Blue Jackets meet for a second straight game tonight.
Both clubs faced off on Saturday night, a game the Bruins won by a 5-2 score to push their current win streak to two games, while the losing effort was Columbus' sixth straight loss.
Boston (43-20-5) currently sits fourth in the Atlantic Division, just two points shy of both Toronto and Tampa Bay for second place and 30 points ahead of Detroit.
On the other side Columbus (32-32-5) is pretty much eliminated from the playoff race, currently sitting 15 points back of Washington for the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.
As we reported earlier, the B's will roll with defensemen Mike Reilly and Josh Brown on their third pair tonight, while the forward lines from Saturday remain intact.
In nets, Boston will be sending Linus Ullmark (21-9-2), winner of four straight starts, while Columbus will be turning to Elvis Merzlikins (22-18-5) to carry the load.
With no last minute changes expected, here are tonight's potential lines against Columbus:
Brad Marchand � Patrice Bergeron � Jake Debrusk
Taylor Hall � Erik Haula � David Pastrnak
Trent Frederic � Charlie Coyle � Craig Smith
Nick Foligno � Tomas Nosek � Curtis Lazar
Hampus Lindholm � Charlie McAvoy
Matthew Grzelcyk � Brandon Carlo
Mike Reilly � Josh Brown
Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman
Puck drop between the Blue Jackets and Bruins is scheduled for 7pm ET at Columbus' Nationwide Arena.
