Bruins lineup tonight: Boston's projected lineup for game against Washington Capitals | Dec. 23, 2024

The Boston Bruins will take on the Washington Capitals tonight at 7 p.m. EST. Boston rebounded from a disappointing start and is up to 18-13-4 on the season, while the Capitals are 23-8-2 and have one of the best records and point totals in the entire league.

Hampus Lindholm has been on the injured reserve since early November with a lower-body injury and is still week-to-week. Aside from him, the roster is completely healthy, so they should once again trot out these 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 Oliver Wahlstrom
4. LW Cole Koepke - C John Beecher - RW Mark Kastelic

Defense Pairings:

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

Goaltenders:

• Jeremy Swayman
• Joonas Korpisalo

Powerplay Lines:

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

Penalty Kill Squads:

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

The Bruins will be at home again on Monday night after winning a home contest with the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.

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Odds for tonight's Bruins game and a look at the upcoming schedule

The Boston Bruins are slight favorites in tonight's contest with the Capitals. Here are the odds per FanDuel:

• Boston is -132 on the moneyline.
• Washington is +110 to win outright.
• The over/under is 5.5 goals.
• The over is -130, and the under is +106.
• The puck line is Boston -1.5, which is +186.
• The Capitals are -235 to cover.

Next up on the schedule, the Bruins will play against the Columbus Blue Jackets at 7 p.m. on Friday. They have a home-and-home back-to-back with Columbus as they'll see them again the next day.

Boston is favored to win against the Capitals (Imagn)

After that, Boston will face off against the Washington Capitals a second time in a little more than a week on Dec. 31 at 12:30 p.m.