The Boston Bruins will be back on the road today as they are getting ready to face the Red Wings in the Motor City at Little Caesars Arena.
The only change the Bruins are making heading into this game is Tyler Johnson will sub back into the lineup after the Bruins sent Georgii Merkulov back to the AHL.
This is only Johnson's sixth game with the Bruins organization, and will be his first under new head coach Joe Sacco.
Sacco revealed that Tyler Johnson will play alongside Charlie Coyle and Trent Frederic on the third line.
The Bruins revealed that Jeremy Swayman will in fact be the starting goaltender for the Bruins tonight, and Marc McLaughlin will be a healthy scractch after just being called up on Friday.
Puck drop is slated for 7 p.m. ET.
We have the projected lines and defensive pairings for both sides:
BOSTON BRUINS (9-9-3)
Morgan Geekie - Pavel Zacha - David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand - Elias Lindholm - Justin Brazeau
Georgii Merkulov - Charlie Coyle - Trent Frederic
John Beecher - Mark Kastelic - Cole Koepke
Mason Lohrei - Charlie McAvoy
Parker Wotherspoon - Brandon Carlo
Nikita Zadorov - Andrew Peeke
Jeremy Swayman
DETROIT RED WINGS (8-9-2)
Vladimir Tarasenko - Dylan Larkin - Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat - Marco Kasper - Patrick Kane
Michael Rasmussen - Andrew Copp - Christian Fischer
Jonatan Berggren - J.T. Compher - Tyler Motte
Simon Edvinsson - Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot - Jeff Petry
Erik Gustafsson - Justin Holl
Cam Talbot
POLL | ||
Who do you think is going to win between the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings? | ||
Boston Bruins | 123 | 88.5 % |
Detroit Red Wings | 16 | 11.5 % |
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