Bruins at Coyotes

BRUINS (24-13-3) at COYOTES (10-27-4)

Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Craig Smith
Taylor Hall -- Erik Haula -- David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk -- Charlie Coyle --
Oskar Steen
Anton Blidh -- Tomas Nosek -- Curtis Lazar
Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Mike Reilly -- Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort --
Urho Vaakanainen
Linus Ullmark
Tuukka Rask
Scratched:Connor Clifton, Steven Fogarty, Jesper Froden, Tyler Lewington
Injured: Nick Foligno (upper body), Trent Frederic (upper body), John Moore (upper body)
Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Travis Boyd -- Nick Schmaltz
Lawson Crouse -- Johan Larsson -- Phil Kessel
Andrew Ladd -- Riley Nash -- Christian Fischer
Antoine Roussel -- Ryan Dzingel -- Loui Eriksson
Kyle Capobianco -- Shayne Gostisbehere
J.J. Moser -- Anton Stralman
Jakob Chychrun -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Scott Wedgewood
Karel Vejmelka
Scratched:Liam O'Brien, Alex Galchenyuk
Injured:Jay Beagle (lower body), Carter Hutton (lower body), Barrett Hayton (hand)
COVID-19 protocol:Dysin Mayo
Status report
Grzelcyk took part in the Bruins morning skate and will be a game-time decision after missing two games because of an undisclosed injury. … Ullmark will start after Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy tentatively planned to start Rask, who is 2-2-0 in four games since debuting Jan. 13 after offseason surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right hip. … The Coyotes did not hold a morning skate. … Wedgewood will play Friday and Vejmelka will start against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, according to coach Andre Tourigny. … Roussel and Dzingel will play after each exited NHL COVID-19 protocol and practiced Thursday.