Bruins lineup tonight: Boston's projected lineup for game against Utah Hockey Club | Oct. 19, 2024

Tonight, the Boston Bruins will collide with the Utah Hockey Club in a cross-conference matchup that will see Utah look to snap a two-game losing streak, while on the flip side, Boston looks to build on a 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday.

In the case of the Bruins, the team is sitting in fourth place in the Atlantic Division as they look to bounce back from a second-round exit in last year's Stanley Cup Playoffs, while the Utah Hockey Club looks to find success in its first season after relocating from Arizona.

Ahead of the game, Boston doesn't have a single player listed on their injury report according to DailyFaceoff, and will be entering into Saturday's contest with a full roster.

Forwards:

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

Defensive Pairings:

1. Nikita Zadorov | Charlie McAvoy
2. Hampus Lindholm | Brandon Carlo
3. Mason Lohrei | Andrew Peeke

Goalies:

• Jeremy Swayman
• Joonas Korpisalo

Power Play

• Pavel Zacha, Elias Lindholm, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy
• Trent Frederic, Charlie Coyle, Matthew Poitras, Mason Lohrei, Hampus Lindholm

Penalty Kill

• Charlie Coyle, John Beecher, Hampus Lindholm, Brandon Carlo
• Elias Lindholm, Pavel Zacha, Nikita Zadorov, Charlie McAvoy

Bruins coach Jim Montgomery heaps praise on team's fourth line amid stellar start to the season

Earlier in the week, after the Bruins' 5-3 win over Colorado, coach Jim Montgomery heaped the praise on the team's fourth line of Mark Kaselic, John Beecher, and Cole Koepke.

So far, over the first five games of the season, the trio has combined for six of the team's 20 goals, while racking up 15 total points. In their most recent win over the Avalanche, the trio combined for two goals and four points, leading the way after the Bruins' 4-3 defeat to the Panthers on Monday.

While speaking to media members postgame, Montgomery spoke about the trio:

“I think we’ve got to stop calling them the fourth line. I mean, it’s impressive — the way they’ve been playing. ... They’re earning all the ice time they’re getting, and their details, their work ethic, their puck support of one another, offensively and defensively, is allowing them to have tremendous success."

Following a season that saw the Bruins unceremoniously eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the second round after a Game 7 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round, the team entered this season with high hopes after extending Jeremy Swayman.

With a win on Saturday, the team will have a chance to make a leap in the Atlantic Division standings.