Bruins-Flyers Projected Lines, Pairings: Boston Looking To Turn Page

The Bruins had a rough first month of the season, and they hope to turn things around in their first game of a new month.

Boston suffered a brutal 8-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Halloween night. Jim Montgomery continues to try to find answers to help the Black and Gold get back into the form expected of them. Alternate captain David Pastrnak backed his head coach and was hopeful he and his teammates could break their slump.

The Bruins didn’t hold a morning skate Friday, so it’s not clear if they’ll roll out the same lineup they did Thursday night. Saturday’s matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers is the first of a back-to-back set for the Black and Gold. They’ll play the Seattle Kraken at TD Garden on Sunday where they’ll also celebrate longtime voice Jack Edwards.

Puck drop for Saturday’s Bruins-Flyers matchup at Wells Fargo Center is scheduled at 1 p.m. ET, and you can catch full coverage on NESN after an hour of pregame.

Here are the projected lines and defensive pairings for Boston and Philadelphia.

BOSTON BRUINS (4-6-1)
John Beecher — Pavel Zacha — David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand — Elias Lindholm — Mark Kastelic
Max Jones — Charlie Coyle — Cole Koepke
Trent Frederic — Matthew Poitras — Justin Brazeau

Mason Lohrei — Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm — Brandon Carlo
Nikita Zadorov — Andrew Peeke

Jeremy Swayman

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (4-6-1)
Travis Konecny — Sean Couturier — Matvei Michkov
Owen Tippett — Morgan Frost — Tyson Foerster
Joel Farabee — Scott Laughton — Bobby Brink
Noah Cates — Ryan Poehling — Garnet Hathaway

Travis Sanheim — Rasmus Ristolainen
Nick Seeler — Jamie Drysdale
Emil Andrae — Erik Johnson

Samuel Ersson