BRUINS (18-13-0) at JETS (14-14-1)
8 p.m. ET; TSN3, NESN
Bruins projected lines
Alex Steeves — Elias Lindholm — Morgan Geekie
Marat Khusnutdinov — Fraser Minten — David Pastrnak
Casey Mittelstadt — Pavel Zacha — Viktor Arvidsson
Tanner Jeannot — Sean Kuraly — Mark Kastelic
Hampus Lindholm — Andrew Peeke
Nikita Zadorov — Charlie McAvoy
Mason Lohrei — Jonathan Aspirot
Joonas Korpisalo
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched: Jeffrey Viel, Michael Eyssimont, Victor Soderstrom
Injured: Jordan Harris (ankle), Matej Blumel (lower body), Henri Jokiharju (undisclosed), Michael Callahan (lower body)
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Alex Iafallo
Cole Perfetti — Vladislav Namestnikov — Gabriel Vilardi
Nino Niederreiter — Adam Lowry — Gustav Nyquist
Jonathan Toews — Morgan Barron — Cole Koepke
Josh Morrissey — Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg — Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley — Luke Schenn
Eric Comrie
Domenic DiVincentiis
Scratched: Colin Miller, Tanner Pearson
Injured: Haydn Fleury (concussion, illness), Connor Hellebuyck (knee)
Status report
McAvoy took part in the Bruins optional morning skate Thursday and will be a game-time decision after missing 11 games with a facial injury; if he can play, Soderstrom, a defenseman, would come out. … Hellebuyck skated again Thursday after returning to practice Wednesday, his first since he had knee surgery Nov. 22 with an initial recovery timeline of 4-6 weeks. … The Jets reassigned defenseman Elias Salomonsson to Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Thursday.
