Berkshire Bank Hockey Night In New England: Projected Bruins-Islanders Lines, Pairings

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Mar 26, 2022

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      Ford Final Five Facts: Bruins Fall 3-1 To Capitals On New Year's Eve

      BOSTON -- The Bruins look to make it four straight wins Saturday afternoon when they welcome Zdeno Chara and the New York Islanders to TD Garden.

      Boston is coming off a thrilling 3-2 win over its storied Montreal Canadiens rival, while the Islanders look to extend their own win streak to three.

      The Bruins will get Patrice Bergeron back after he missed the last four games with an infection in his elbow that required surgery. Jack Studnicka will be the odd-man out, while the rest of the forward group remains the same.

      Linus Ullmark will get the start for the Bruins opposite of Semyon Varlamov.

      NESN will air Bruins versus Islanders in full, with pregame coverage starting at 11:30 a.m. ET. Puck drop from TD Garden is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

      Here are the projected lines and defense pairings for both teams.

      BOSTON BRUINS (40-19-5)
      Brad Marchand--Patrice Bergeron--Jake DeBrusk
      Taylor Hall--Erik Haula--David Pastrnak
      Trent Frederic--Charlie Coyle--Craig Smith
      Nick Foligno--Tomas Nosek--Curtis Lazar

      Hampus Lindholm--Charlie McAvoy
      Matt Grzelcyk--Brandon Carlo
      Derek Forbort--Connor Clifton

      Linus Ullmark

      NEW YORK ISLANDERS (28-25-9)
      Anders Lee--Brock Nelson--Anthony Beauvillier
      Zach Parise--Mathew Barzal--Oliver Wahlstrom
      Josh Bailey--Jean-Gabriel Pageau--Kyle Palmieri
      Matt Martin--Casey Cizikas--Kieffer Bellows

      Zdeno Chara--Noah Dobson
      Adam Pelech--Ryan Pulock
      Sebastian Aho--Andy Greene

      Semyon Varlamov

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