Hockey is back in Boston. The Bruins host the Washington Capitals on Sunday evening, and now the official lineup has been revealed through warmups.
It's an exciting new day in Boston. Marco Sturm is coaching his first-ever game for the Bruins after playing 302 games for the franchise.
"Pretty good," said Sturm when asked how he feels ahead of Sunday's game. "Probably because of the last three or four days — it’s been good days. My players worked extremely hard at practice, so hopefully they can reward themselves tonight.”
Here's how the Bruins will line up tonight in TD Garden:
Forwards:
Morgan Geekie - Elias Lindholm - Viktor Arvidsson
Matej Blumel - Matthew Poitras - Alex Steeves
Tanner Jeannot - Fraser Minten - Fabian Lysell
Jeffrey Viel - Patrick Brown - Riley Duran
Defense:
Mason Lohrei - Charlie McAvoy
Frederic Brunet - Andrew Peeke
Nikita Zadorov - Victor Sodertstrom
EXTRA: Billy Sweezey
Goalies:
Michael DiPietro
Simon Zajicek
Sturm told reporters pregame that he expects to rotate his goalies. Additionally, Boston's going with a very veteran-heavy roster, especially for the first preseason game.
"Usually, I don’t go that heavy on veterans on day one," said Sturm. "But, it just turned out that way because we’re at home. And maybe I want the guys to get used to, right away, the stuff we worked on. Especially all the veterans."
Viktor Arvidsson, Tanner Jeannot, Alex Steeves, and Matej Blumel make their unofficial Bruins' debuts.