Tonight, the Boston Bruins will look to get back in the win column after a loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. After a second-round elimination in the Stanley Cup Playoffs last year, the team entered this season eager to make a deep playoff push. However, the Bruins are fighting to stay above .500 so far this season.
Boston has two defencemen on their injury report. Andrew Peeke is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, while Alec Regular is on the injured reserve list after undergoing offseason knee surgery.
The team's lines for tonight's game are expected to look like this:
Forwards:
- LW Brad Marchand - C Elias Lindholm - RW David Pastrnak
- LW Pavel Zacha - C Charlie Coyle - RW Justin Brazeau
- LW Trent Frederic - C Matthew Poitras - RW Tyler Johnson
- LW John Beecher - C Mark Kastelic - RW Cole Koepke
Defense:
- Nikita Zadorov - Charlie McAvoy
- Hampus Lindholm - Brandon Carlo
- Parker Wotherspoon - Mason Lohrei
Goalies:
- Jeremy Swayman
- Joonas Korpisalo
Powerplay:
- Elias Lindholm, Charlie Coyle, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy
- Justin Brazeau, Pavel Zacha, Tyler Johnson, Trent Frederic, Hampus Lindholm
Penalty Kill:
- Charlie Coyle, John Beecher, Nikita Zadorov, Charlie McAvoy
- Elias Lindholm, Brad Marchand, Hampus Lindholm, Charlie Coyle
Looking at the Boston Bruins' recent games, upcoming schedule, and odds for tonight's game against Calgary
The Boston Bruins' road loss against the Leafs snapped a two-game win streak that improved their season record to 6-6-1.
The team now sits in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a record of 6-7-1 and 13 points, behind the Tampa Bay Lightning's 7-6-0 and 14 points.
The issue of the Bruins this season has been consistency as they have dropped losses in bunches. After starting the season 3-2-0, they lost three straight, falling to 3-4-1.
While they were able to bounce back via a 4-3 overtime win over Toronto on Oct. 26, they lost two straight games.
Following tonight's matchup, the Bruins will host the Ottawa Senators on Saturday before hitting the road for their next two games.
They will face the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday and the Dallas Stars on Thursday. Boston will then head home for a three-game stretch that will span through Nov. 21.