Geekie makes way for the recently signed Tyler Johnson, who is set to make his Bruins debut. Geekie is off to a slow start this season, with zero goals and just two assists to his name through 11 games.
Clifton and Dennis Gilbert were surprise additions to Buffalo's lineup on Tuesday, with their additions not being announced prior to warmups. Mattias Samuelsson and Henri Jokiharju will both be healthy scratches in their place.
Jokiharju was a surprise scratch on Tuesday along with Mattias Samuelsson, with neither absence being announced prior to warmups. Connor Clifton and Dennis Gilbert will draw into the lineup in their place.
The Bruins have posted consecutive shutout victories, one courtesy of Joonas Korpisalo and Jeremy Swayman. That said, the Bruins will turn to Swayman between the pipes on Tuesday as he looks to string together consecutive quality starts for only the second time this season. The 25-year-old Swayman has an uncharacteristic 3.16 GAA and .895 SV% through nine games (4-4-1). The Bruins enter the action on Tuesday as +115 road underdogs against a Toronto Maple Leafs club without Auston Matthews (upper body).
Ivan has been a regular in the lineup for Colorado this season, playing all 12 games and tallying four points (2G / 2A), while averaging 11:11 time-on-ice. Recently, Ivan found himself on Colorado's top powerplay unit due to the team's abundance of injuries.
Geekie will miss his second game of the season on Thursday, being replaced by Max Jones. The 26-year-old Geekie posted career highs last season in goals (17), assists (22), and points (39) in 76 games, but has only one point (0G / 1A) through nine contests this season.
The Bruins failed to score on Tuesday when they gave the night off to Swayman, a 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, and have been outscored 16-7 during a 1-3-1 skid. Swayman will return to the crease on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes and hopes to improve on a pedestrian start to the season, sporting a 2.97 GAA and .900 SV% in seven games (3-3-1). The Bruins enter the action on Thursday as +157 road underdogs against a Carolina Hurricanes club riding a four-game winning streak.
Minten suffered a high-ankle sprain in early September, causing him to miss the entirety of training camp and the preseason. The 20-year-old Minten appeared in four games with the Maple Leafs in 2023-24 before being returned to junior, but failed to pick up a point during his brief showing.
Swayman gave up four goals on 31 shots in the Bruins' loss to the Stars on Thursday. The loss extended Swayman's losing streak to four games and he's posted a 3.26 GAA and .900 SV% during that stretch. Tonight he will face a Maple Leafs team that he was 3-0 with a 1.30 GAA and .959 SV% aagainst last season.
Harris is expected to draw back into Columbus' lineup on Saturday in Nashville. Harris did not play in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs but will return to the lineup on Saturday for his fourth game of the season.
Despite losing their last two outings, the Bruins will return to Swayman in the crease for the third straight game. After missing training camp due to contract negotiations, Swayman has been solid to start the 2024-25 season, despite an unspectacular 2-2-1 record, posting a 2.77 GAA and .911 SV%. The Bruins enter action on Thursday as slight -113 home favorites against the Dallas Stars. The 25-year-old Swayman was excellent against the Stars last season, posting a 2.42 GAA and .940 SV% in two outings (2-0-0).
Parker Wotherspoon will draw into the Bruins' lineup for his second game of the season on Thursday, resulting in Lohrei being a healthy scratch. Lohrei had played the last five games for the Bruins, a byproduct of strong play, posting four points (1G / 3A) in that stretch.
Swayman will get the nod for the fifth time this season when the Bruins travel to Nashville on Tuesday. Swayman took an unfortunate loss his last time out, allowing just two goals on 32 shots as the Bruins suffered a 2-1 overtime defeat in Utah. The 26-year-old netminder owns a 2-1-1 record to go along with a .905 SV% and a 2.71 GAA on the season. Swayman will have his hands full again on Tuesday, as Boston finds themselves as slight underdogs at +115 in Nashville.
