Bruins Benders Podcast Bruins Game Day Preview
Game 22: San Jose Sharks (5-15-2) at Boston Bruins (14-4-3)
Date: Thursday, November 30
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: NESN
Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
San Jose +1.5
Boston -1.5
O/U 6
San Jose Sharks Notes:
The Sharks are 2-2-1 in their last five games and coming off a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Monday night and 5-5-1 in their previous 11 games.
Boston Bruins Notes:
The Bruins have suffered their first three-game regular-season losing streak since late January of 2023 and are not playing good hockey. Head Coach Jim Montgomery wants the team to get back to playing to their identity and has made some changes in the lines. Boston has given up five goals or more in three straight games for the first time since 2012.
San Jose Sharks Lineup:
Zetterlund-Granlund-Duclair
Eklund-Kunin-Hoffman
MacDonald-Sturm-Labanc
Smith-Carpenter-Bailey
Ferraro-Emberson
Addison-Benning
Okhotyuk-Burroughs
Blackwood
Kahkonen
Boston Bruins Lineup:
DeBrusk-Zacha-Pastrnak
Marchand-Poitras-Heinen
Van Riemsdyk-Coyle-Frederic
Lauko-Beecher-Geekie
Grzelcyk-McAvoy
Lindholm-Carlo
Forbort-Shattenkirk
Swayman
Ullmark
Players To Watch:
San Jose – Luke Kunin notched his first game-winning goal as a Shark and matched his goal total from 2022-23 (5) on Monday against Washington. Mikael Granlund has six points (1g, 5a) in his last seven games.
Boston – Charlie Coyle has had himself a good stretch of games. He’s registered four goals and three assists in his last six games.
Injuries:
San Jose – Jan Rutta: Undisclosed (Out),
Tomas Hertl: Mid-Body (Questionable),
Mitchell Russell: Undisclosed (Out),
Oskar Lindblom: Lower Body (Out),
Filip Zadina: Upper Body (Out),
Logan Couture: Lower Body (Out),
Alexander Barabanov: Finger (Out)
Boston – Milan Lucic: Lower Body, Leave of Absence (Out)
Next game
San Jose – December 1 at New Jersey
Boston – December 2 at Toronto
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