The early signs for Carlsson in a top-line role are very promising, particularly his ability to control possession.
After a 2-1 loss against the Arizona Coyotes Saturday afternoon, the Anaheim Ducks come back home to faceoff against the Boston Bruins in the second game of a back-to-back for both teams.
The Bruins defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Saturday and will look for the SoCal sweep Sunday.
The Bruins should get some reinforcements in the form of Jake DeBrusk, who was scratched Saturday after missing a team meeting in the morning.
Linus Ullmark will also likely get the start after Jeremy Swayman played on Saturday.
There aren't any changes expected for the Ducks except in net, where John Gibson should draw back in.
The Ducks will also be hoping for another stellar performance from Leo Carlsson, who despite not getting on the board Saturday, was dominant in all other areas.
The early signs for Carlsson in a top-line role are very promising, particularly his ability to control possession.
Here is the Ducks' projected lineup:
Forwards:
Trevor Zegras - Leo Carlsson - Troy Terry
Frank Vatrano - Mason McTavish - Ryan Strome
Adam Henrique - Benoit Olivier-Groulx - Jakub Silfverberg
Ross Johnston - Sam Carrick - Brett Leason
Defense:
Cam Fowler - Tristan Luneau
Jackson LaCombe - Radko Gudas
Pavel Mintyukov - Ilya Lyubushkin
Goalies:
John Gibson
Lukas Dostal
Boston Bruins Projected Lines:
Forwards:
David Pastrnak - Pavel Zacha - Jake DeBrusk
Brad Marchand - Matthew Poitras - Morgan Geekie
James Van Riemsdyk - Charlie Coyle - Trent Frederic
Milan Lucic - John Beecher - Jakub Lauko
Defense:
Matt Grzelcyk - Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm - Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort - Kevin Shattenkirk
Goalies:
Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman