The Boston Bruins lost their first game under head coach Joe Sacco yesterday against the Vancouver Canucks, and the head coach made a roster change in hopes to get the Bruins back into the win column tonight.
In Jake DeBursk's return to TD Garden the Vancouver Canucks ended up beating the Bruins 2-0, and who else but Jake DeBrusk to score the game winning goal.
Now the Bruins are looking to turn the page today as they face the New York Islanders at UBS Arena and look to get back into the win column.
The Boston Bruins did not hold a practice today due to them playing in a back-to-back, but it is expected that Joe Sacco will go to Joonas Korpisalo in nets after Jeremy Swayman once again had a tough outing allowing one goal on just 14 shots.
Tyler Johnson and defenseman Jordan Osterle were both healthy scratches against the Vancouver Canucks and will more then likely sit out once again against the New York Islanders.
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
POLL | ||
Do you think the Bruins changing Joonas Korpisalo for Jeremy Swayman is a good move? | ||
Yes | 66 | 71 % |
No | 27 | 29 % |
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