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

The Boston Bruins will return to TD Garden on Sunday night to host the San Jose Sharks in hopes of earning a fifth straight victory.

Boston claimed a 4-2 win at SAP Center when it visited San Jose earlier this month. The Sharks have since dropped four of their last six games while the Bruins continue to have the league’s best record.

Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo will be back in the lineup against the Sharks after suffering a lower-body injury during Boston’s trip to New York. Joona Koppanen will pivot the fourth line with Tomas Nosek sidelined for approximately four weeks due to a foot injury.

The Bruins forward lines remain the same after their most recent win over the New York Rangers on Thursday.

Puck drop for Bruins-Sharks is set for 7 p.m. ET, and you can watch it live on NESN after a full hour of pregame coverage.

Here are projected lines and pairings ahead of the contest.

BOSTON BRUINS (36-5-4)
Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — Craig Smith
Pavel Zacha — David Krejci — David Pastrnak
Taylor Hall — Charlie Coyle — Trent Frederic
Nick Foligno — Joona Koppanen — A.J. Greer

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

Linus Ullmark

SAN JOSE SHARKS (14-24-9)
Timo Meier — Tomas Hertl — Michael Eyssimont
Matt Nieto — Logan Couture — Alexander Barabanov
Nick Bonino — Nico Sturm — Noah Gregor
Oskar Lindblom — Steven Lorentz — Jonah Gadjovich

Jaycob Megna — Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Matt Benning
Mario Ferraro — Nick Cicek

James Reimer