Projected Lines, Defensive Pairings For Bruins-Islanders Matchup

The Bruins will hope a return home can guide them back to the win column.

Boston lost all three games of its latest road trip, which ended with a 6-4 defeat at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. The tilt north of the border marked the first leg of a back-to-back for the Bruins, who will host the New York Islanders on Sunday.

The early evening collision will be the second time Boston and New York meet this season. The Black and Gold blitzed the Isles for six goals in a win on Long Island on Nov. 27. Joonas Koprisalo started in net for Boston in that game, and he’s expected to do so again Sunday.

Here are the projected lines and defensive pairings for the Bruins-Islanders clash:

BRUINS (20-17-4)
Brad Marchand — Elias Lindholm — David Pastrnak
Pavel Zacha — Charlie Coyle — Morgan Geekie
Oliver Wahlstrom — Trent Frederic — Justin Brazeau
John Beecher — Mark Kastelic — Cole Koepke

Nikita Zadorov — Charlie McAvoy
Jordan Oesterle — Brandon Carlo
Mason Lohrei — Andrew Peeke

Joonas Korpisalo

ISLANDERS (14-18-7)
Anders Lee — Brock Nelson — Mathew Barzal
Anthony Duclair — Bo Horvat — Kyle Palmieri
Maxim Tsyplakov — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Casey Cizikas
Pierre Engvall — Kyle MacLean — Hudson Fasching

Alexander Romanov — Noah Dobson
Adam Pelech — Ryan Pulock
Dennis Cholowski — Scott Mayfield

Ilya Sorokin