Projected Lines, Pairings For Bruins-Golden Knights Matchup

The Bruins look to finish strong heading into the 4 Nations Face-Off break, but they face a tough matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Boston is coming off a narrow 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Interim head coach Joe Sacco told reporters Friday that the Black and Gold need to follow a simple gameplan Saturday: shoot the puck more.

The Bruins aren’t expected to make any major moves to the lineup. The only change likely will be Jeremy Swayman taking the net for Joonas Korpisalo.

Defenseman Hampus Lindholm participated in morning skate but is expected to remain out until after the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Puck drop for the Bruins-Golden Knights matchup is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

Here are the projected lines and defensive pairings for Boston and Vegas.

BOSTON BRUINS (27-23-6)
Brad Marchand – Elias Lindholm – Charlie Coyle
Morgan Geekie – Pavel Zacha – David Pastrnak
Trent Frederic – Matthew Poitras – Oliver Wahlstrom
Cole Koepke – John Beecher – Mark Kastelic

Mason Lohrei – Charlie McAvoy
Michael Callahan — Brandon Carlo
Nikita Zadorov – Andrew Peeke

Jeremy Swayman

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (32-17-6)
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Victor Olofsson
Pavel Dorofeyev — Tomas Hertl — Alexander Holtz
Brandon Saad — Brett Howden — Mark Stone
Jonas Rondbjerg — Nicolas Roy — Keegan Kolesar

Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague — Alex Pietrangelo
Noah Hanifin — Zach Whitecloud

Adin Hill