If you're headed to TD Garden for the Bruins' intrasquad scrimmage to tune up for the Stanley Cup Final, here's what the lineups will look like at the start
Team 1
Brad Marchand – Patrice Bergeron – David Pastrnak
Joakim Nordstrom – Sean Kuraly – Noel Acciari
Paul Carey – Jack Studnicka – Peter Cehlarik/Zach Senyshyn
Torey Krug – Brandon Carlo
John Moore – Steven Kampfer
Urho Vaakanainen
Team 2
Jake DeBrusk – David Krejci – David Backes
Marcus Johansson – Charlie Coyle – Danton Heinen
Anton Blidh – Trent Frederic – Karson Kuhlman
Zdeno Chara – Charlie McAvoy
Matt Grzelcyk – Connor Clifton
Jeremy Lauzon – Jakub Zboril
The Bruins will also divide up the goaltending between Tuukka Rask, Jaroslav Halak, Zane McIntyre and Kyle Keyser.
Coach Bruce Cassidy has said repeatedly that the lineups could change during the game depending on how things go and how much special teams factor in.
The plan is to duplicate a game night, but with limitations. Cassidy said the players aren't required to wear suits and ties on their journey to the Garden. He also wasn't sure if we'd hear "Zombie Nation" played after a goal.
-- Bruce Cassidy isn't sure if @tdgarden will play Zombie Nation after a goal in tonight's scrimmage #NHLBruins #StanleyCup #WBZ pic.twitter.com/DwHqE5hNl0
— Joe Giza (@JoeGiza) May 23, 2019"Try to just replicate the routine more than anything," Cassidy said.
Sounds like a lot of effort and risk for little benefit, but it's difficult to question the Bruins, who will play in the Cup Final for the third time in nine seasons starting Monday.
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