Troiani Rink Report

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The Boston Bruins begin a three-game road trip Thursday when they face the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena.

The Black and Gold look to get back in the win column after losing their first game of the season Monday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Head coach Marco Sturm confirmed forward Jeffrey Viel would make his season debut for Boston when he slots in for Marat Khusnutdinov and defenseman Hampus Lindholm will remain out of the lineup and still considered day-to-day, per team reporter Belle Fraser.

After sitting out of Monday’s matinee at TD Garden, Jeremy Swayman is expected to start in net for Boston. He is 2-0-0 with a .966 save percentage, with 56 saves in his two starts this season, and has only allowed one goal in each of those contests.

Vegas has been up and down to start the season, but they have yet to lose in regulation. The Golden Knights are coming off a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. The Bruins will have the task of shutting down Jack Eichel, who leads Vegas with four goals and five assists for nine points.

Puck drop is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET on NESN and 98.5 The Sports Hub.

Here are the projected lines and defensive pairings for each club:

BOSTON BRUINS (3-1-0)
Morgan Geekie — Elias Lindholm — David Pastrnak
Pavel Zacha — Casey Mittelstadt — Viktor Arvidsson
Tanner Jeannot — Fraser Minten — Michael Eyssimont
Jeffrey Viel — Sean Kuraly — Mark Kastelic

Mason Lohrei — Charlie McAvoy
Jordan Harris — Andrew Peeke
Nikita Zadorov — Henri Jokiharju

Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (2-0-2)
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Mark Stone
Pavel Dorofeyev — Tomas Hertl — Mitch Marner
Brandon Saad — William Karlsson — Reilly Smith
Cole Reinhardt — Colton Sissons — Keegan Kolesar

Brayden McNab — Shea Theodore
Ben Hutton — Zach Whitecloud
Jeremy Lauzon– Kaedan Korczak

Akira Schmid
Adin Hill

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