Projected Lineups for the Bruins vs Penguins - 4/13/25 - The Hockey Writers - Projected Lineups

The Boston Bruins take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

BRUINS (32-39-9) at PENGUINS (33-35-12)

3:30 p.m. ET; SN-PIT+, MAX, truTV, TNT, SNW

Bruins projected lineup

Morgan Geekie — Elias Lindholm — David Pastrnak
Pavel Zacha — Casey Mittelstadt — Fabian Lysell
Marat Khusnutdinov — Fraser Minten — Riley Duran
Cole Koepke — John Beecher — Jakub Lauko

Nikita Zadorov — Henri Jokiharju
Mason Lohrei — Andrew Peeke
Michael Callahan — Parker Wotherspoon

Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo

Scratched: Michael Callahan, Vinni Lettieri, Ian Mitchell

Injured: Charlie McAvoy (shoulder), Hampus Lindholm (knee), Mark Kastelic (upper body)

Status report:

Zadorov was a game-time decision Thursday, awaiting the birth of his son, but played 24:06 in a 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks

Latest for THW:

Penguins projected lineup

Ville Koivunen — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust
Danton Heinen — Evgeni Malkin — Rickard Rakell
Connor Dewar — Kevin Hayes — Valtteri Puustinen
Joona Koppanen — Vasily Ponomarev — Philip Tomasino

Matt Grzelcyk — Kris Letang
Conor Timmins — Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves — Ryan Shea

Tristan Jarry
Alex Nedeljkovic

Scratched: Vladislav Kolyachonok

Injured: P.O Joseph (upper body)

Status Report:

Tomasino is expected to be a game-time decision after missing three games with a concussion; he wore a no-contact jersey during line rushes at practice Saturday before switching into a regular jersey for special teams drills.