TD Garden will be the site of a 2011 Stanley Cup Final rematch Sunday night.
Following Friday afternoon’s ugly showing against the New York Rangers, the Bruins will try to get back in the win column against the Canucks. It’s a favorable matchup for Boston, as Vancouver currently is tied for the fourth-fewest points in the NHL.
With Trent Frederic drawing back into the lineup, the Bruins’ bottom six will look a bit different. The 2016 first-round pick is expected to center Boston’s third line with Nick Foligno and Karson Kuhlman on his left and right, respectively. In turn, Tomas Nosek will center the Bruins’ fourth line, which leaves Jake DeBrusk and Erik Haula as the odd men out Sunday.
A familiar face will be in between the pipes for the opposition. Jaroslav Halak, who spent three seasons in Boston before leaving for Vancouver this past offseason, is set to make his fifth start for the Canucks.
Here are the projected lines and defensive pairings for Sunday’s Canucks-Bruins tilt:
BOSTON BRUINS (10-7-0)
Brad Marchand–Patrice Bergeron–David Pastrnak
Taylor Hall–Charlie Coyle–Craig Smith
Nick Foligno–Trent Frederic–Karson Kuhlman
Anton Blidh–Tomas Nosek–Curtis Lazar
Derek Forbort–Charlie McAvoy
Matt Grzelcyk–Brandon Carlo
Mike Reilly–Jakub Zboril
Linus Ullmark
VANCOUVER CANUCKS (6-13-2)
Tanner Pearson–Bo Horvat–Conor Garland
Nils Hoglander–J.T. Miller–Brock Boeser
Justin Dowling–Elias Pettersson–Vasily Podkolzin
Tyler Motte–Jason Dickinson–Alex Chiasson
Oliver Ekman-Larsson–Tyler Myers
Quinn Hughes–Luke Schenn
Kyle Burroughs–Tucker Poolman
Jaroslav Halak
These projected lines and defensive pairings are presented by Berkshire Bank, the official bank of NESN’s Boston Bruins coverage.
