Berkshire Bank Hockey Night In New England: Projected Bruins-Lightning Lines, Pairings

Berkshire Bank Hockey Night In New England: Projected Bruins-Lightning Lines, Pairings

The Bruins have come face-to-face with a runaway train at a pretty bad time. Boston, which has lost three of its last four games, is in Tampa on Thursday for a tilt with the Lightning, who sit atop the NHL with 43 points. After an abysmal showing Tuesday night against the Florida Panthers, Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy shook up the lineup during Wednesday’s practice, and is expected to roll with those changes against the Bolts. Joakim Nordstrom will move up to the second line — which was a move that worked out well earlier in the season. Sean Kuraly and David Backes will hop up to the third trio alongside Danton Heninen,

Berkshire Bank Hockey Night In New England: Projected Bruins-Canadiens Lines, Pairings

Berkshire Bank Hockey Night In New England: Projected Bruins-Canadiens Lines, Pairings

The Boston Bruins have a chance to extend the lead over their NHL rival Saturday night. The Bruins have a slim one-point lead over the Montreal Canadiens in the Atlantic Division and can put a little distance between them with a victory at Bell Centre. This is the second meeting between the historic rivals this season, with Montreal claiming the first game 3-0 on Oct. 27 at TD Garden. Not only does Boston look to even the season series at one game apiece, it hopes to win consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 10-11 after a 2-1 overtime win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday. The lines look similar to that

Berkshire Bank Hockey Night In New England: Projected Bruins-Red Wings Lines, Pairings

Berkshire Bank Hockey Night In New England: Projected Bruins-Red Wings Lines, Pairings

Dreading spending Thanksgiving Eve with your family? Have no fear, the Boston Bruins are here to put your mind at ease for a few hours. The Bruins, minus Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara, will travel to Detroit to face off with the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena in the fourth and final game of what has been a tumultuous road trip for the Black and Gold. Boston has lost Bergeron (sternoclavicular, rib), Chara (knee) and John Moore (lower body) during the last three games, but still has managed to post a 1-1-1 record during that time and can head back home with five of a possible eight points with a win Wednesday.

Berkshire Bank Hockey Night In New England: Projected Bruins-Capitals Lineups

Berkshire Bank Hockey Night In New England: Projected Bruins-Capitals Lineups

In the second game of a back-to-back, the biggest change for the Boston Bruins will be their choice in goaltender, as Anton Khudobin will get the start Thursday against the Washington Capitals at TD Garden. The decision had been made prior to Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings, with Tuukka Rask getting Detroit, and Khudobin handling the Caps. It will be a big test for the Bruins’ backup. After winning four straight starts beginning Nov. 16, the 31-year-old was yanked in his most recent appearance, allowing four goals on 14 shots against the Nashville Predators on Dec. 4. Opposing Khudobin will be Caps netminder Braden Holtby, a wi... NESN.com

Berkshire Bank Hockey Night In New England: Projected Bruins-Panthers Lineups

Berkshire Bank Hockey Night In New England: Projected Bruins-Panthers Lineups

The Boston Bruins will be looking to take advantage of a struggling Florida Panthers team when the two clubs face off at TD Garden on Saturday afternoon. After hitting a four-game slump in mid-March, the Bruins finished out the month strong by collecting three straight wins, giving them a slightly stronger hold on the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with a three-point lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The B’s also are only one point back of the Toronto Maple Leafs for third place in the Atlantic Division. The Panthers, on the other hand, are riding a three-game skid into their matchup on Boston’s home ice and are well out of