Projected Lineups for Bruins vs Oilers – 12/31/25 - The Hockey Writers - Projected Lineups

The Boston Bruins take on the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

BRUINS (20-18-2) at OILERS (20-14-6)

9:30 p.m. ET; SNO, SNW, SNP, NESN

Bruins projected lineup

Alexander Steeves — Elias Lindholm — Morgan Geekie
Casey Mittelstadt — Pavel Zacha — Viktor Arvidsson
Marat Khusnutdinov — Fraser Minten — David Pastrnak
Michael Eyssimont — Sean Kuraly — Mark Kastelic

Nikita Zadorov — Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm — Jonathan Aspirot
Mason Lohrei — Andrew Peeke

Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo

Scratched: Vladislav Kolyachonok, Jeffrey Viel

Injured: Jordan Harris (ankle), Tanner Jeannot (undisclosed), Henri Jokiharju (undisclosed)

Status report

The Bruins will dress the same lineup they used in a 2-1 overtime loss at the Calgary Flames on Monday.

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Oilers projected lineup

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Andrew Mangiapane
Mattias Janmark — Jack Roslovic — Matthew Savoi
Max Jones — Adam Henrique — Trent Frederic

Mattias Ekholm — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Alec Regula
Spencer Stastney — Ty Emberson

Connor Ingram
Calvin Pickard

Scratched: Curtis Lazar, Riley Stillman

Injured: Tristan Jarry (lower body), Kasperi Kapanen (knee), Jake Walman (undisclosed)

Status report

After being scratched for a 5-1 win at the Winnipeg Jets on Monday, Mangiapane re-enters the lineup in the Oilers top six, bumping Savoie down a line. … Lazar, a forward, comes out of the lineup … Regula will return after being scratched Monday, taking the place of Stillman, a defenseman.