The Boston Bruins officially kick off their 2025-26 season on Oct. 8 against the Washington Capitals. They will be aiming to get their campaign started off on the right foot by picking up a victory against a Capitals club that finished last regular season at the top of the Eastern Conference standings.

The Bruins were on the ice ahead of their Oct. 8 matchup against the Capitals for their morning skate. Here were the lines during it, as reported by The Athletic's Fluto Shinzawa. 

Bruins' Forwards 

First Line: Morgan Geekie, Elias Lindholm, David Pastrnak

Second Line: Pavel Zacha, Casey Mittelstadt, Viktor Arvidsson

Third Line: Tanner Jeannot, Fraser Minten, Mikey Eyssimont 

Fourth Line: Marat Khusnutdinov, Sean Kuraly, Mark Kastelic

Bruins' Defensemen 

First Pairing: Mason Lohrei & Charlie McAvoy 

Second Pairing: Hampus Lindholm & Andrew Peeke 

Third Pairing: Nikita Zadorov & Henri Jokiharju 

Bruins' Goaltender 

Jeremy Swayman

If this ends up being the lines the Bruins go with against the Capitals, Arvidsson, Jeannot, and Eyssimont would be making their regular-season debuts for the Black and Gold. Furthermore, Kuraly would play in his regular season game as a Bruin since the 2020-21 campaign.

Nevertheless, it will be very interesting to see how the Bruins perform against the Capitals from here.