Some new faces will be on the ice Wednesday night for the Boston Bruins.
Winger Tyler Randell and defenseman Tommy Cross are expected to make their NHL debuts, and backup goaltender Jonas Gustavsson is expected to play his first game as a Bruin as Boston visits the Colorado Avalanche.
Randell, who’ll skate on the fourth line alongside Zac Rinaldo and Joonas Kemppainen, was a healthy scratch for the Bruins’ first three games. Cross was recalled Tuesday from Providence after D-man Joe Morrow landed on injured reserve with the flu.
Gustavsson, who earned the job as Tuukka Rask’s understudy this preseason, has not appeared in a regular-season game since March 8. His opponent in that contest, coincidentally, was the Bruins.
Winger Brad Marchand traveled with team to Colorado but will not play as he continues to recover from a concussion sustained Saturday night.
The Avalanche, meanwhile, boast a lineup that features two former Bruins: top-line winger Jarome Iginla and third-line center Carl Soderberg. Colorado split its first two games of the season, while Boston lost each of its first three and is looking to avoid its first 0-4 start since 1964.
Here are the projected lines and pairings for Wednesday night, as reported by the teams:
BOSTON BRUINS (0-3-0)
Loui Eriksson — Patrice Bergeron — Brett Connolly
Matt Beleskey — David Krejci — David Pastrnak
Chris Kelly — Ryan Spooner — Jimmy Hayes
Zac Rinaldo — Joonas Kemppainen — Tyler Randell
Zdeno Chara — Kevan Miller
Torey Krug — Adam McQuaid
Tommy Cross — Colin Miller
Jonas Gustavsson
COLORADO AVALANCHE (1-1-0)
Blake Comeau — Matt Duchene — Jarome Iginla
Gabriel Landeskog — Nathan MacKinnon — Alex Tanguay
Mikko Rantanen — Carl Soderberg — Borna Rendulic
Cody McLeod — John Mitchell — Jack Skille
Francois Beauchemin — Erik Johnson
Nikita Zadorov — Tyson Barrie
Nick Holden — Brad Stuart
Semyon Varlamov
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