Projected Lineups for Bruins vs. Panthers Matchup
The Boston Bruins (43-24-8) travel to face the Florida Panthers (36-35-3) at 7 p.m. ET. Television coverage includes SCRIPPS, NESN, SNO, SNE and SN1.
Projected lineups
Below are the projected lineups for the Bruins vs. Panthers matchup. Line configurations and scratches follow.
Bruins projected lineup
- Marat Khusnutdinov — Fraser Minten — David Pastrnak
- Casey Mittelstadt — Pavel Zacha — Viktor Arvidsson
- Lukas Reichel — Elias Lindholm — Morgan Geekie
- Tanner Jeannot — Sean Kuraly — Mark Kastelic
- Jonathan Aspirot — Charlie McAvoy
- Nikita Zadorov — Andrew Peeke
- Hampus Lindholm — Henri Jokiharju
- Goalies: Jeremy Swayman; Joonas Korpisalo
- Scratched: Alex Steeves, Jordan Harris, Michael Eyssimont
- Injured: Mason Lohrei (upper body)
Panthers projected lineup
- Carter Verhaeghe — Sam Bennett — Matthew Tkachuk
- Mackie Samoskevich — Eetu Luostarinen — A.J. Greer
- Noah Gregor — Tomas Nosek — Jesper Boqvist
- Nolan Foote — Luke Kunin — Vinnie Hinostroza
- Gustav Forsling — Seth Jones
- Donovan Sebrango — Mike Benning
- Tobias Bjornfot — Mikulas Hovorka
- Goalies: Sergei Bobrovsky; Daniil Tarasov
- Scratched: Cole Reinhardt
- Injured: Aaron Ekblad (hand); Dmitry Kulikov (broken nose); Evan Rodrigues (finger); Sam Reinhart (foot); Niko Mikkola (knee); Anton Lundell (ribs); Uvis Balinskis (fractured foot); Aleksander Barkov (knee); Jonah Gadjovich (upper body); Cole Schwindt (lower body); Brad Marchand (lower body)
Status updates
Bruins defenseman Mason Lohrei skated with the team Wednesday. He remains day-to-day after missing two games.
Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad suffered a broken finger blocking a shot late in the third period. The injury occurred in Florida’s 6-3 win over Ottawa on Tuesday. Ekblad may be out for the remainder of the season.
Dmitry Kulikov broke his nose on a deflected shot in the same game. He will not play in the upcoming matchup. Coach Paul Maurice said Kulikov and forward Cole Schwindt could return during the back-to-back at Pittsburgh on Saturday and Sunday.
Florida recalled Mikulas Hovorka and Tobias Bjornfot from Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. Those call-ups fill roster gaps caused by recent injuries.
Filmogaz.com staff compiled the projected lineup information and status notes for this matchup.
