The Bruins look to bounce again as they start their six-game street journey with a Saturday afternoon matchup in opposition to the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Middle.
Boston misplaced to the New York Rangers, 5-2, at TD Backyard on Thursday. Head coach Jim Montgomery confused Friday for a “shot-first mindset” from his crew, and Jeremy Swayman hoped to seek out his kind because the B’s proceed to put together for the postseason.
Linus Ullmark will get the beginning in opposition to Philly and hopes to assist the Black and Gold full the season collection sweep over the Flyers. The final time these sides confronted was final week when James van Riemsdyk was honored for his 1,000th NHL recreation and the Bruins exploded within the third interval to come back away with a 6-5 win.
The Bruins ahead did apply Friday, however he’s questionable as a consequence of an sickness. His return would imply Jakub Lauko could be a wholesome scratch as van Riemsdyk would slot into the third line. Brad Marchand didn’t apply Friday as a consequence of upkeep. Nevertheless, Montgomery mentioned it was possible the captain fits up.
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The Boston head coach examined out a defensive pairing of Mason Lohrei and Andrew Peeke to see how the stability of bodily protection and offense would look. That pairing would imply Parker Wotherspoon and Kevin Shattenkirk could be scratched for the Saturday afternoon matchup.
Puck drop for Bruins-Flyers is scheduled at 1 p.m. ET, and you’ll catch full protection on NESN beginning at midday.
Listed below are the projected strains and defensive pairings for either side.
BOSTON BRUINS (41-15-15)
Brad Marchand — Charlie Coyle — Jake DeBrusk
Danton Heinen — Pavel Zacha — David Pastrnak
James van Riemsdyk — Morgan Geekie — Trent Frederic
John Beecher — Jesper Boqvist — Justin Brazeau
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Matt Grzelcyk — Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm — Brandon Carlo
Mason Lohrei — Andrew Peeke
Linus Ullmark
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (35-26-9)
Owen Tippett — Morgan Frost — Travis Konecny
Joel Farabee — Scott Laughton — Bobby Brink
Tyson Foerster — Ryan Poehling — Garnet Hathaway
Nicolas Deslauriers — Noah Cates — Olle Lycksell
Cam York — Travis Sanheim
Adam Ginning — Ronnie Attard
Egor Zamula — Erik Johnson
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Felix Sandstrom
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