Golden Knights at Bruins

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (16-11-0) at BRUINS (14-8-2)

Golden Knights projected lineup
Max Pacioretty -- Chandler Stephenson -- Mark Stone
Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
Mattias Janmark -- Nicolas Roy -- Evgenii Dadonov
William Carrier -- Keegan Kolesar -- Michael Amadio
Nicolas Hague -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Zach Whitecloud
Ben Hutton -- Shea Theodore
Robin Lehner
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched:Adam Brooks, Dylan Coghlan
Injured:Jack Eichel (neck), Brett Howden (undisclosed), Alec Martinez (facial laceration), Nolan Patrick (upper body)
Bruins projected lineup
Taylor Hall -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk -- Charlie Coyle -- Nick Foligno
Erik Haula -- Tomas Nosek -- Curtis Lazar
Anton Blidh -- Trent Frederic -- Karson Kuhlman
Derek Forbort -- Charlie McAvoy
Matt Grzelcyk -- Brandon Carlo
John Moore -- Connor Clifton
Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark
Scratched:Mike Reilly
Injured: Jakub Zboril (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Craig Smith, Brad Marchand
Status Report
Roy and Theodore did not participate in the morning skate and Golden Knights coach Peter DeBoer said each will be a game-time decision. … Forwards Howden and Patrick practiced Tuesday. Patrick, who has been out since Oct. 22, wore a red non-contact jersey. Howden has missed five games. … Forwards Smith and Marchand were placed in NHL COVID-19 protocol Tuesday. … Carlo will play after missing two games with a lower-body injury.