Bruins lineup tonight: Boston's projected lineup for game against Edmonton Oilers | Dec. 19, 2024 

The Boston Bruins will be back in action against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. It's a matchup of two of last year's playoff squads, but neither has had the year it envisioned in 2024. Edmonton is a stronger 18-11-2, while Boston is 17-13-3.

The only injury of note on the Boston team remains Hampus Lindholm. He is still on the Injured Reserve with a lower-body injury and is considered week-to-week. Everyone else is healthy, so this should be their lineup once again tonight.

Forwards:

1. LW Morgan Geekie - C Pavel Zacha - RW David Pastrnak
2. LW Brad Marchand - C Elias Lindholm - RW Justin Brazeau
3. LW Trent Frederic - C Charlie Coyle - RW Mark Kastelic
4. LW Cole Koepke - C John Beecher - RW Marc McLaughlin

Defense Pairings:

1. Nikita Zadorov - Charlie McAvoy
2. Jordan Oesterle - Brandon Carlo
3. Mason Lohrei - Andrew Peeke

Goalkeepers:

• Jeremy Swayman
• Joonas Korpisalo

Powerplay Units:

1. Brad Marchand, Elias Lindholm, Pavel Zacha, David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy
2. Justin Brazeau, Charlie Coyle, Trent Frederic, Morgan Geekie, Mason Lohrei

Penalty Kill Squads:

1. Elias Lindholm, Pavel Zacha, Nikita Zadorov, Brandon Carlo
2. Charlie Coyle, John Beecher, Andrew Peeke, Charlie McAvoy

Boston will be on the road to face the defending Western Conference champions tonight at 9 p.m. EST.

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Odds for Bruins tonight and upcoming schedule

The Boston Bruins are underdogs tonight against the Edmonton Oilers. Here are the official odds per FanDuel:

• Boston is +160 on the moneyline.
• The Oilers are -194 to win outright.
• The puck line is Oilers -1.5.
• Edmonton is -164 to cover the spread, while Boston is +134.
• The over/under is set at 5.5.
• The over is -142 and the under is +116.

After tonight's contest, the Bruins will be back in action again on Saturday at 7 p.m. EST to take on the Buffalo Sabres. Then on Monday, they have a pivotal matchup with the Washington Capitals.

Boston is back in action tonight at 9 p.m. (Imagn)

Boston will then see the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, Dec. 27, at 7 p.m. EST. It has a back-to-back on Saturday again against the Blue Jackets. It's a home-and-home series.

The team will close out play in the 2024 calendar year on Dec. 31 at 12:30 p.m. EST with another matchup with the second-place Capitals, who have 43 points so far.