The Boston Bruins take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
BRUINS (32-39-9) at PENGUINS (33-35-12)
3:30 p.m. ET; SN-PIT+, MAX, truTV, TNT, SNW
Bruins projected lineup
Morgan Geekie — Elias Lindholm — David Pastrnak
Pavel Zacha — Casey Mittelstadt — Fabian Lysell
Marat Khusnutdinov — Fraser Minten — Riley Duran
Cole Koepke — John Beecher — Jakub Lauko
Nikita Zadorov — Henri Jokiharju
Mason Lohrei — Andrew Peeke
Michael Callahan — Parker Wotherspoon
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Michael Callahan, Vinni Lettieri, Ian Mitchell
Injured: Charlie McAvoy (shoulder), Hampus Lindholm (knee), Mark Kastelic (upper body)
Status report:
Zadorov was a game-time decision Thursday, awaiting the birth of his son, but played 24:06 in a 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks
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Penguins projected lineup
Ville Koivunen — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust
Danton Heinen — Evgeni Malkin — Rickard Rakell
Connor Dewar — Kevin Hayes — Valtteri Puustinen
Joona Koppanen — Vasily Ponomarev — Philip Tomasino
Matt Grzelcyk — Kris Letang
Conor Timmins — Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves — Ryan Shea
Tristan Jarry
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Vladislav Kolyachonok
Injured: P.O Joseph (upper body)
Status Report:
Tomasino is expected to be a game-time decision after missing three games with a concussion; he wore a no-contact jersey during line rushes at practice Saturday before switching into a regular jersey for special teams drills.
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