Bruins-Islanders Projected Lines: Boston Seeks Bounce Back Before Turkey Day
The Bruins will look for a win Wednesday before diving into Thanksgiving festivities.
Boston suffered a shutout loss against the Vancouver Canucks thanks to Jake DeBrusk’s decisive goal. Interim head coach Joe Sacco’s side will quickly turn the page as they face the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on the second night of a back-to-back.
The B’s didn’t hold a morning skate because of the back-to-back set. Sacco didn’t commit to goalie plans beyond Tuesday, but Joonas Korpisalo is expected to get the nod for Jeremy Swayman. Tyler Johnson and Jordan Osterle were healthy scratches against the Canucks, so they will be options if Sacco chooses to rotate the lines.
New York is expected to get defenseman Alexander Romanov back after missing Monday’s loss to the Detroit Red Wings due to illness.
Puck drop for Bruins-Islanders is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. ET, and you can catch full coverage on NESN starting with pregame at 6:30.
Here are the projected lines and defensive pairings for both sides.
BOSTON BRUINS (10-10-3)
Morgan Geekie — Pavel Zacha — David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand — Elias Lindholm — Justin Brazeau
Trent Frederic — Charlie Coyle — Marc McLaughlin
John Beecher — Mark Kastelic — Cole Koepke
Mason Lohrei — Charlie McAvoy
Parker Wotherspoon — Brandon Carlo
Nikita Zadorov — Andrew Peeke
Joonas Korpisalo
NEW YORK ISLANDERS (8-9-5)
Anders Lee — Bo Horvat — Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Maxim Tsyplakov — Brock Nelson — Kyle Palmieri
Pierre Engvall — Casey Cizikas — Simon Holmstrom
Matt Martin — Kyle MacLean — Oliver Wahlstrom
Alexander Romanov — Noah Dobson
Isaiah George — Ryan Pulock
Dennis Cholowski — Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin