Projected Lines, Defensive Pairings For Bruins-Maple Leafs Game 2

The Bruins and the Maple Leafs will meet for Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series Monday night at TD Garden.

The big question mark for Boston coming off Saturday’s Game 1 win was the starting goaltender for the second tilt of the best-of-seven set. Jeremy Swayman was excellent in the opener and Jim Montgomery admitted it would be “hard to go away” from the former Monday. That said, the 2024 All-Star hasn’t played consecutive games since February.

Whoever starts in net for the Bruins will likely play behind the same lines and pairings used Saturday. Derek Forbort was back with Boston on Monday morning, but Montgomery made it clear the veteran defenseman was not an option for Game 2.

Speaking of spectators, William Nylander is expected to be out of action for Toronto again. According to TSN’s Mark Masters, Nylander did not take line rushes at morning skate, thus indicating he won’t be available for game action. Masters also reported Ilya Samsonov did “his usual starting routine” Monday morning, so he should be in net again for the visitors after allowing five goals two days ago.