Bruins lineup tonight: Boston's projected lineup for game against Seattle Kraken | Dec. 12, 2024 

Tonight, the Boston Bruins will take on the Seattle Kraken after an 8-1 blowout loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. After rattling off four straight wins to start December, the team struggled on the road against a Jets team that sits tied for first with the Minnesota Wild in the Central Division.

After the loss to the Jets, Boston is sitting in third place in the Atlantic Division, three points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs and five points behind the defending Stanley Cup Champions, Florida Panthers.

Heading into tonight's game, the team will again be without Hampus Lindholm, who was placed on the injured reserve list midway through November with a lower-body injury.

Boston Bruins projected lines

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:

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

Goalies:

• Jeremy Swayman
• Joonas Korpisalo

Powerplay:

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

Penalty Kill:

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

Odds for tonight's Bruins vs Kraken game, upcoming games on Boston's schedule while chasing Toronto

Heading into tonight's game between the Bruins and the Kraken, Boston is sitting as a very slight betting favorite despite the fact that the Kraken have a 14-14-2 record this year.

Although Boston has been the better team statistically, the Bruins are a -125 favorite heading into tonight's game while the Kraken are +104 underdogs on FanDuel.

Meanwhile, on DraftKings, these odds are even closer, with Boston slightly favored with -118 odds and Seattle with -102 odds. This means that it would take a $118 bet on Boston to win $100 whereas a $102 bet on Seattle would win $100.

Given how narrow these odds are, don't be surprised to see lines shift between now and puck drop.

Following tonight's game, which will be the second of five straight road games for Boston, the team will head to Vancouver for a clash with the Canucks on Saturday to wrap up the week.

From there, the team will head to Calgary for a game with the Flames on Tuesday, followed by a road game against the Oilers next Thursday.