BOSTON — The Bruins will try for a fifth time to earn their first home win of the season Tuesday as the Arizona Coyotes visit TD Garden.
The Bruins, who won in the Coyotes’ home building earlier this month, will have Matt Beleskey back for the rematch after the winger missed consecutive games with an upper body injury.
Based on the reported lines at Tuesday’s morning skate, Beleskey likely will skate on the third line alongside center Ryan Spooner and right wing Jimmy Hayes. He spent the first five games of the season on Boston’s second line, skating with David Krejci and David Pastrnak.
Spooner will return to his usual third-line center spot after a productive half-game stint as a fourth-line wing, and Zac Rinaldo is expected to be a healthy scratch for the first time in his young Bruins career.
On the visitors’ side, Arizona could be without its first- and second-line centers as it looks to improve on its impressive 4-1-1 road record:
Martin Hanzal’s 10 points (all on assists) are tied for the team lead with rookie standout Max Domi (four goals, six assists), who’s tallied at least one point in seven of the Coyotes’ first nine games.
Here are Tuesday’s projected lines and pairings, as reported by the teams:
BOSTON BRUINS (3-3-1)
Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — Brett Connolly
Loui Eriksson — David Krejci — David Pastrnak
Matt Beleskey — Ryan Spooner — Jimmy Hayes
Chris Kelly — Joonas Kemppainen — Tyler Randell
Zdeno Chara — Kevan Miller
Torey Krug — Adam McQuaid
Joe Morrow — Colin Miller
Tuukka Rask
ARIZONA COYOTES (5-3-1)
Max Domi — Kyle Chipchura — Mikkel Boedker
Tobias Rieder — Tyler Gaudet — Anthony Duclair
Jordan Martinook — Brad Richardson — Shane Doan
John Scott — Boyd Gordon — Steve Downie
Oliver Ekman-Larsson — Michael Stone
Nicklas Grossmann — Stefan Elliott
Klas Dahlbeck — Zbynek Michalek
Mike Smith
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