Bruins Going With Fascinating Lineup Against Jets
The Boston Bruins will play the Winnipeg Jets on Jan. 30. The Original Six club's goal will be to turn things back around after a brutal 7-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres in their last contest.
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The Bruins will be making some interesting changes to their lineup for this matchup against Winnipeg.
Most notably, star defenseman Charlie McAvoy will return to the Bruins' lineup against Winnipeg, with Mason Lohrei as his partner. After missing last game due to an illness, Brandon Carlo will be on the second pairing with Parker Wotherspoon.
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Elias Lindholm will be back with the Bruins' top six, with Brad Marchand and Charlie Coyle as his wingers. With this, Matthew Poitras will be dropping down to the third line. In addition, Justin Brazeau will be back on the third line, while Vinni Lettieri is expected to drop to the fourth line.
Joonas Korpisalo will be between the pipes for the Bruins against the Jets.
Here is the Bruins' full projected lineup now.
Forwards
Morgan Geekie, Pavel Zacha, David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand, Elias Lindholm, Charlie Coyle
Trent Frederic, Matthew Poitras, Justin Brazeau
Cole Koepke, John Beecher, Vinni Lettieri
Defensemen
Mason Lohrei & Charlie McAvoy
Parker Wotherspoon & Brandon Carlo
Nikita Zadorov & Andrew Peeke
Starting Goalie
Joonas Korpisalo
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