Projected Lineups for Bruins vs Maple Leafs – Game 6 – Hockey Writers – Projected Lineups

The Boston Bruins will face the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena tonight in Game 6 of their first round series. Here are the projected/expected lineups, taken from NHL.com staff writers, independent contacts, and others.
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Eastern Conference First Round, Game 6
8pm ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, NESN, TBS, MAX
Boston leads the series 7 3-2
The Bruins propose a plan
Jake DeBrusk – Pavel Zacha – David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand – Charlie Coyle – Morgan Geekie
James van Riemsdyk – Trent Frederic – Justin Brazeau
John Beecher – Jesper Boqvist – Patrick Maroon
Mason Lohrei – Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm – Brandon Carlo
Parker Wotherspoon – Kevin Shattenkirk
Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Jakub Lauko, Matt Grzelcyk
Injured: Andrew Peeke (upper body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed), Danton Heinen (undisclosed)
Status report
- Heinen every day; The forward was not part of the Bruins’ morning skate Thursday and will be replaced in the lineup by Beecher, who was healthy in Game 5.
- Shattenkirk, a healthy scratch for Game 5, will return to replace Grzelcyk.
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The proposed Maple Leafs
Tyler Bertuzzi – Max Domi – Mitch Marner
Matthew Knies – John Tavares – William Nylander
Nicholas Robertson – Pontus Holmberg – Calle Jarnkrok
Connor Dewar – David Kampf – Ryan Reaves
Morgan Rielly – Ilya Lyubushkin
Simon Benoit – Jake McCabe
Joel Edmundson – Timothy Liljegren
Joseph Woll
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: Martin Jones, Noah Gregor, Conor Timmins, Mark Giordano, TJ Brodie
Injured: Auston Matthews (undisclosed), Matt Murray (hip), Bobby McMann (lower body)
- Matthews will miss his second straight game; center did not participate in the Maple Leafs’ morning skate on Thursday after missing his Wednesday skate.
- McMann was on the ice before the morning skate but will not play.
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