The Boston Bruins will look to bounce back from Saturday's overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators when they travel to St. Louis on Tuesday to play the Blues.
So far this season, Boston has struggled to find consistency and string together wins after being eliminated in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs last year.
The team will be without Andrew Peeke for the game. He has been sidelined with an upper body injury since the 0-4 Maple Leafs loss, during which he logged just a few minutes.
Given that, the team's lines for tonight's game are projected to be as follows:
Forwards:
- LW Morgan Geekie - C Pavel Zacha - RW David Pastrnak
- LW Brad Marchand - C Elias Lindholm - RW Justin Brazeau
- LW Trent Frederic - C Charlie Coyle - RW Tyler Johnson
- LW John Beecher - C Mark Kastelic - RW Cole Koepke
Defense:
- Nikita Zadorov - Charlie McAvoy
- Hampus Lindholm - Brandon Carlo
- Mason Lohrei - Parker Wotherspoon
Powerplay:
- Brad Marchand, Elias Lindholm, Pavel Zacha, David Pastnak, Hampus Lindholm
- Morgan Geekie, Charlie Coyle, Justin Brazeau, Charlie McAvoy, Mason Lohrei
Penalty Kill:
- Charlie Coyle, John Beecher, Hampus Lindholm, Brandon Carlo
- Elias Lindholm, Pavel Zacha, Parker Wotherspoon, Nikita Zadorov
Goalies:
- Jeremy Swayman
- Joonas Korpisalo
Looking at the Boston Bruins' season recap and schedule for the remainder of November
The Bruins vs. Blues game on Tuesday will see Boston look to get back in the win column after a 3-2 overtime loss to the Senators on Saturday. The loss dropped the team to 3-2 over their last five games, bringing their record to 7-7-2.
Currently, the Bruins are in third place in the Atlantic Division, led by the 11-3-1 Florida Panthers in first place and the 9-5-2 Maple Leafs in second. Just behind the third-place Bruins are the 7-6-1 Tampa Bay Lightning and the 7-8-1 Buffalo Sabres, who are both just one point behind the Bruins.
After the Blues game, Boston will go on the road to face the Dallas Stars on Thursday before returning home for a three-game home stretch. On Saturday, they will host the St. Louis Blues in a rematch before hosting the Blue Jackets (Nov. 18) and the Utah Hockey Club (Nov. 21).
They will then hit the road for a game against the Detroit Red Wings on Nov. 23 before returning home to host the Canucks on Nov. 26. The return home will be short-lived, however, with Jim Montgomery and his team then hitting the road for a Nov. 27 game against the Islanders and a Nov. 29 game against the Penguins.
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