The Boston Bruins take on the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
BRUINS (19-13-0) at WILD (18-9-5)
6 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNO, NESN, SNP, SNO, SNE
Bruins projected lines
Alex Steeves — Elias Lindholm — Morgan Geekie
Marat Khusnutdinov — Fraser Minten — David Pastrnak
Casey Mittelstadt — Pavel Zacha — Jeffrey Viel
Tanner Jeannot — Sean Kuraly — Mark Kastelic
Hampus Lindholm — Andrew Peeke
Nikita Zadorov — Charlie McAvoy
Mason Lohrei — Victor Soderstrom
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Michael Eyssimont
Injured: Jordan Harris (ankle), Matej Blumel (lower body), Henri Jokiharju (undisclosed), Michael Callahan (lower body), Jonathan Aspirot (upper body), Viktor Arvidsson (lower body)
Status report
Neither team skated. … Aspirot, a defenseman, and Arvidsson, a forward, were each injured in a 6-3 win at the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.
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Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov — Danila Yurov — Vladimir Tarasenko
Marcus Johansson — Joel Eriksson Ek — Matt Boldy
Yakov Trenin — Ryan Hartman — Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Ben Jones — Nico Sturm — Tyler Pitlick
Quinn Hughes — Brock Faber
Zach Bogosian — Jared Spurgeon
Daemon Hunt — David Jiricek
Filip Gustavsson
Jesper Wallstedt
Scratched: Hunter Haight, Matt Kiersted
Injured: Marcus Foligno (lower body), Vinnie Hinostroza (lower body), Mats Zuccarello (upper body), Jacob Middleton (upper body), Jonas Brodin (upper body)
Status report
Hughes, acquired in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday, will make his Wild debut. … Brodin, a defenseman, will miss a second straight game and is expected to be out no more than one week, Wild coach John Hynes said.
Latest for THW:
- NHL Morning Recap – December 14, 2025
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