The Bruins and the Panthers will collide again at FLA Live Arena on Sunday for Game 4 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series.
Boston owns a 2-1 advantage in the best-of-seven set after winning Friday night despite playing without Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci. Bergeron will be out again Sunday, as he’s likely to make his 2023 postseason debut in Wednesday night’s Game 5 at TD Garden. Krejci, meanwhile, did not take part in Boston’s optional skate Saturday and is “questionable” for Game 4.
Another Bruins lineup uncertainty resides in between the pipes. Linus Ullmark was a game-time decision going into Friday night’s tilt and ended up stopping 29 of 31 shots he faced. However, Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery on Saturday acknowledged he’s considering starting Jeremy Swayman in Game 4. Montgomery clearly has faith in the “excellent” Swayman, and Boston’s impending two days off potentially could influence a goalie change.
NESN’s full coverage of Bruins-Panthers Game 4 begins at 2 p.m. ET. Viewers can also access the matchup on NESN 360.
Here are the projected lines and defensive pairings for Sunday’s game:
BOSTON BRUINS (2-1)
Brad Marchand–Charlie Coyle–Trent Frederic
Nick Foligno–Taylor Hall–Jake DeBrusk
Tyler Bertuzzi–Pavel Zacha–David Pastrnak
Jakub Lauko–Tomas Nosek–Garnet Hathaway
Matt Grzelcyk–Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm–Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort–Dmitry Orlov
Linus Ullmark
FLORIDA PANTHERS (1-2)
Eetu Luostarinen–Aleksander Barkov–Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe–Sam Bennett–Matthew Tkachuk
Ryan Lomberg–Anton Lundell–Anthony Duclair
Nick Cousins–Eric Staal–Colin White
Gustav Forsling–Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal–Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura–Radko Gudas
Alex Lyon
