Need To Know: Bruins vs. Avalanche
The Bruins start off their three game road-trip with a matchup against the Colorado Avalanche.
DENVER- After falling 4-3 to the Panthers on Monday at TD Garden, the Bruins look to get back in the win column tonight in Colorado.
Lineup Changes:
There are some changes to the lineup heading into tonight’s match up:
- “Riley Tufte and Max Jones are in playing on the third line with Matt Poitras taking out Morgan Geekie and Justin Brazeau,” said Jim Montgomery.
- “I want to see speed, I want to see tenacity, I want to see relentlessness,” said Montgomery when asked what he expects out of both Jones and Tufte tonight. As for Tufte, he wants to make a difference on the ice. “Colorado is a good fast team….we just have to play good defensively and structurally…I’m just looking to be noticeable out there.”
- Jim Montgomery did not name a starting goaltender for tonight. “In net, I’m not going to say right now.”
- Trent Frederic will move up to the top line to skate with Charlie Coyle and Brad Marchand.
Montgomery speaks with media in Colorado
Wednesday’s Projected Lineup
FORWARDS
Brad Marchand – Charlie Coyle – Trent Frederic
Pavel Zacha – Elias Lindholm – David Pastrnak
Riley Tufte – Matt Poitras – Max Jones
Johnny Beecher – Mark Kastelic – Cole Koepke
DEFENSEMEN
Mason Lohrei – Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm – Brandon Carlo
Nikita Zadorov – Andrew Peeke
GOALIES
Jeremy Swayman | Joonas Korpisalo