Bruins lineup tonight: Boston’s projected lineup for game against Montreal Canadiens | Dec. 1, 2024

The Boston Bruins will look to make it two straight when they face the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. After a win over the New York Islanders on Wednesday, the Bruins fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 in their most recent outing.

The team is fourth in the Atlantic Division, one point behind the No. 3 Tampa Bay Lightning. The division is led by the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, who have a 14-9-1 record. They are atop the Atlantic Division with 29 points.

Ahead of Sunday's game, Boston will be without Hampus Lindholm, who was placed on the injured reserve list earlier this month.

Boston Bruins lines for tonight's game against Montreal

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 Tyler Johnson
4. LW John Beecher - C Mark Kastelic - RW Cole Koepke

Defense:

1. Mason Lohrei - Charlie McAvoy
2. Parker Wotherspoon - Brandon Carlos
3. Nikita Zadorov - Andrew Peeke

Goalies:

• Jeremy Swayman
• Joonas Korpisalo

Powerplay:

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

Penalty Kill:

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

Looking at the odds for tonight's Bruins vs Canadiens game as well as upcoming games on Boston's schedule

Heading into the game, Boston is the betting favorite. This, of course, isn't surprising when comparing the two teams' records.

On DraftKings, Boston is a -245 favorite, while Montreal is a +200 underdog. On BallyBet, Boston is a -210 favorite, while the Habs are +170 underdogs. This means a $210 bet on Boston would win $100, while a $100 bet on Montreal as the underdogs would win $170.

Following this game, Boston will host the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. Then the team will head to Chicago for the second leg of a back-to-back against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday before returning home to host the Flyers on Saturday in its final game of the week.

The team will then travel for five straight games, starting with a clash against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, Dec. 10.