Projected Lineups for the Bruins vs Wild – 3/2/25

The Boston Bruins take on the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

BRUINS (28-25-8) at WILD (34-22-4)

3:30 p.m. ET ; TNT, truTV, MAX, NESN, SN360, TVAS

Bruins projected lineup

Morgan Geekie — Pavel Zacha — David Pastrnak
Jeffrey Viel — Elias Lindholm — Charlie Coyle
Cole Koepke — Matthew Poitras — Justin Brazeau
Georgii Merkulov — John Beecher — Mark Kastelic

Nikita Zadorov – Brandon Carlo
Mason Lohrei — Andrew Peeke
Jordan Oesterle — Parker Wotherspoon

Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo

Scratched: Ian Mitchell

Injured: Charlie McAvoy (shoulder) Hampus Lindholm (knee), Trent Frederic (lower body) Brad Marchand (upper body)

Status report

Boston is on the second half of a back-to-back following a 3-2 win at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. … Marchand, a forward, sustained an upper-body injury during a power play at 5:52 of the first period with a hit into the boards by Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph.

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Wild projected lineup

Marcus Johansson — Marco Rossi — Mats Zuccarello
Matt Boldy — Frederick Gaudreau — Gustav Nyquist
Marcus Foligno — Devin Shore — Vinnie Hinostroza
Jakub Lauko — Brendan Gaunce — Yakov Trenin

Jake Middleton — Brock Faber
David Jiricek — Jared Spurgeon
Declan Chisholm – Jon Merrill

Filip Gustavsson
Marc-Andre Fleury

Scratched: None

Injured: Kirill Kaprizov (lower body), Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body), Zach Bogosian (lower body), Jonas Brodin (undisclosed)

Status report:

Minnesota acquired Nyquist from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft on Saturday. … The Wild recalled defenseman David Jiricek and reassigned forwards Liam Ohgren and Marat Khusnutdinov to Iowa of the American Hockey League. … Bogosian, a defenseman, missed a 5-2 loss at the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. … Brodin, a defenseman, left the game Friday after he was injured during the third period.

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