After back-to-back home losses to the lowly Colorado Avalanche and Toronto Maple Leafs, there was a chance things only would get worse for the Boston Bruins this week.
But thanks to a victory over the Montreal Canadiens and an overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Bruins can earn five out of a possible six points over this daunting stretch with a home win Thursday night against the Anaheim Ducks.
But that will be easier said than done for Boston, considering it’s lost five straight games against Anaheim, including two in a row at TD Garden.
Here are the projected lineups for both teams.
BOSTON BRUINS (16-12-3)
Brad Marchand–Patrice Bergeron–David Backes
Tim Schaller–David Krejci–David Pastrnak
Ryan Spooner–Austin Czarnik–Riley Nash
Anton Blidh–Dominic Moore–Noel Acciari
Zdeno Chara–Brandon Carlo
Adam McQuaid–Torey Krug
Kevan Miller–Matt Grzelcyk
Anton Khudobin
Anaheim Ducks (15-10-5)
Rickard Rakell–Ryan Getzlaf–Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano–Ryan Kesler–Jakob Silfverberg
Nick Ritchie–Antoine Vermette–Ondrej Kase
Joseph Cramarossa–Stefan Noesen–Logan Shaw
Cam Fowler–Sami Vatanen
Hampus Lindholm–Josh Manson
Shea Theodore–Kevin Bieksa
Jonathan Bernier
Thumbnail photo via Charles LeClaire/USA TODAY Sports Images
