Projected Lineups for Bruins vs Kraken – 12/12/24

The Boston Bruins take on the Seattle Kraken tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

BRUINS (15-12-3) at KRAKEN (14-14-2)

10 p.m. KHN, KONG, NESN, SNO, SNE

Bruins projected lineup

Morgan Geekie — Pavel Zacha — Tyler Johnson
Brad Marchand — Elias Lindholm — Justin Brazeau
Trent Frederic — Charlie Coyle — Mark Kastelic
Cole Koepke — John Beecher — Marc McLaughlin

Jordan Oesterle — Charlie McAvoy
Nikita Zadorov — Brandon Carlo
Parker Wotherspoon — Andrew Peeke

Joonas Korpisalo
Jeremy Swayman

Scratched: Marc McLaughlin, Mason Lohrei

Injured: Hampus Lindholm (lower body)

Status report

• Johnson, a forward, and Wotherspoon, a defenseman, will replace McLaughlin and Lohrei in the lineup after being healthy scratches in an 8-1 loss at the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.

Latest for THW:

• Bruins Need Jeremy Swayman to Start Playing Better
• Bruins’ Loss to Jets a Harsh Reminder Work Still Needs to Be Done
• Bruins Should Call Up Poitras After AHL Success

Kraken projected lineup

Jaden Schwartz — Matty Beniers — Brandon Tanev
Jared McCann — Chandler Stephenson — Andre Burakovsky
Eeli Tolvanen — Shane Wright — Oliver Bjorkstrand
Tye Kartye — Mitchell Stephens — Ryan Winterton

Vince Dunn — Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak — Brandon Montour
Ryker Evans — Will Borgen

Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer

Scratched: Daniel Sprong

Injured: Jordan Eberle (pelvis), Yanni Gourde (lower body)

Status report

• Seattle held an optional morning skate on Thursday. … Gourde, a forward, left a 2-1 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday after one shift in the third period. He is day to day and Seattle coach Dan Bylsma said it is a “lingering” issue that needs to be monitored. … Winterton was recalled from Coachella Valley of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.

Latest for THW:

• Kraken’s Jared McCann Records 100th Assist With Franchise
• 3 Takeaways From the Kraken’s 2-1 Shootout Loss to the Panthers
• Panthers Defeat Kraken in a 2-1 Shootout Victory