The Boston Bruins take on the lowly San Jose Sharks at TD Garden on Thursday in an attempt to end a three-game losing streak.In an effort to snap their losing skid, Boston coach Jim Montgomery will deploy some rearranged lineups for their game against the Sharks. The biggest change will be that Boston’s new top line will have Matt Poitras centering Brad Marchand and Danton Heinen.
As a result of the move, Pavel Zacha will center Jake DeBrusk and David Pastrnak on the second line, pushing Morgan Geekie to the fourth line.
After being pulled during the Bruins’ Monday loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, Jeremy Swayman will make a comeback to the net. After making his choice, Montgomery and the 25-year-old had a conversation.NESN will air the Bruins vs. Sharks game at 7 p.m. ET after an hour of pregame coverage. Here are the anticipated lineups and defensive pairings for each team.
New England Patriots (14–4–3)
Brad Marchand — Danton Heinen — Matt Poitras
David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha, and Jake DeBrusk
Trent Frederic, Charlie Coyle, and James van Riemsdyk
Morgan Geekie, Johnny Beecher, and Jakub Lauko
Charles McAvoy — Hampus Lindholm
Grzelcyk Matt — Brandon Carlo
Kevin Shattenkirk — Derek Forbort
Jeremy Swayman
Sharks of San Jose (5-15-2)
Anthony Duclair, Mikael Granlund, and Fabian Zetterlund
Mike Hoffman, Luke Kunin, and William Eklund
Justin Bailey, Nico Sturm, and Jacob MacDonald
Givani Smith, Kevin Labanc, and Ryan Carpenter
Ty Emberson — Mario Ferraro
Matthew Benning — Calen Addison
Kyle Burroughs — Nikita Okhotyuk
Mackenzie Blackwood
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