Bruins at Canucks

BRUINS (12-8-1) at CANUCKS (9-15-2)
9 p.m. ET; SN, NESN, ESPN+, NHL LIVE

Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Taylor Hall -- Charlie Coyle -- Craig Smith
Erik Haula -- Trent Frederic -- Nick Foligno
Jake DeBrusk -- Curtis Lazar -- Oskar Steen
Derek Forbort -- Charlie McAvoy
Matt Grzelcyk -- Brandon Carlo
Mike Reilly -- Connor Clifton
Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Karson Kuhlman, Jack Ahcan
Injured: Tomas Nosek (illness), Jakub Zboril (lower body), Anton Blidh (upper body),
Canucks projected lineup
Tanner Pearson -- Bo Horvat -- Nils Hoglander
Jason Dickinson -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Vasily Podkolzin -- Elias Pettersson -- Conor Garland
Tyler Motte -- Juho Lammikko -- Alex Chiasson
Quinn Hughes -- Travis Hamonic
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Luke Schenn -- Tucker Poolman
Thatcher Demko
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched:Brad Hunt, Kyle Burroughs, Justin Dowling
Injured:Matthew Highmore (upper body), Brandon Sutter (illness), Brady Keeper (leg)
Status report
Marchand returns from a three-game suspension for slew-footing Ekman-Larsson during a 3-2 win Nov. 28. ... McAvoy returns after missing one game with a non-COVID-19 illness. ... Nosek is not with the Bruins on their three-game road trip because of an illness unrelated to COVID-19. … The Canucks did not have a morning skate but lineup changes aren't expected after a 4-0 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.