Projected Lines, Defensive Pairings For Bruins-Avalanche Matchup

The Bruins seek consistency when they take on the Colorado Avalanche at TD Garden on Saturday.

Boston is coming off a shutout home win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. The Black and Gold elevated the Atlantic Division standings to maintain good playoff standing before the 4 Nations break.

Jeremy Swayman missed Thursday due to an upper-body injury. Interim head coach Joe Sacco told reporters Friday that the Bruins netminder would be an option Saturday as would Cole Koepke who’s been out since Jan. 14. Charlie McAvoy and Hampus Lindholm remain out.

The Avalanche will have a new lineup after trading away star forward Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes as part of a three-team trade. Colorado acquired Martin Necas and Jack Drury along with draft picks in the deal, but the new acquisitions are not expected to suit up Saturday.

Puck drop for Bruins-Avalanche is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET, and you can full coverage on NESN after an hour of pregame coverage.

Here are the projected lines and defensive pairings for Boston and Colorado.

BOSTON BRUINS (24-20-6)
Morgan Geekie — Pavel Zacha — David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand — Matthew Poitras — Charlie Coyle
Trent Frederic — Elias Lindholm — Vinni Lettieri
Max Jones — John Beecher — Justin Brazeau

Nikita Zadorov — Andrew Peeke
Michael Callahan — Brandon Carlo
Parker Wotherspoon — Mason Lohrei

Joonas Korpisalo
Jeremy Swayman

COLORADO AVALANCHE (28-19-2)
Jonathan Drouin — Nathan MacKinnon
Ross Colton — Casey Mittelstadt — Artturi Lehkonen
Joel Kiviranta — Parker Kelly — Logan O’Connor
Miles Wood — Juuso Parsinen — Jere Innala

Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Samuel Girard — Josh Manson
Keaton Middleton — Sam Malinski

Mackenzie Blackwood