The Boston Bruins visit the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Wednesday for their second meeting of the 2025-26 season. Boston enters with a 12-9-0 record, while Anaheim stands at 12-6-1 after a recent overtime win. Projected lineups feature adjustments due to injuries on both sides.
The Boston Bruins open a four-game road trip against the Anaheim Ducks at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Honda Center. This follows a 7-5 loss to Anaheim on Oct. 23. Bruins defenseman Andrew Peeke noted the Ducks' strength: "We know they’re good, we played them earlier in the year and they’re surprising a lot of people in the league. They have good players up and down the lineup, and we’ve got to be ready for it. We have to come with a better start and maintain that throughout the game, especially here on the road."
Head coach Marco Sturm confirmed Joonas Korpisalo will start in net, with a 3.35 goals-against average and .878 save percentage through eight starts. The Bruins shuffled defensive pairs without Charlie McAvoy, who underwent successful facial surgery after a puck hit his face in a 3-2 win over Montreal on Saturday; no return timeline is available. Elias Lindholm remains day-to-day with a lower-body injury from Oct. 30 against Buffalo and is traveling with the team. Michael Callahan was recalled from Providence after Johnny Beecher was claimed off waivers by Calgary. Jeffrey Viel enters the lineup for Riley Tufte, seeking his first point as a Bruin.
Hampus Lindholm, who spent nine years with Anaheim before a 2022 trade to Boston, has five points (1 goal, 4 assists) in 13 games this season.
Anaheim comes off a 3-2 overtime win against the Utah Mammoth on Monday, with goals from Jackson LaCombe and Troy Terry in regulation and Olen Zellweger in overtime; Lukas Dostal made 16 saves. The Ducks will use the same lineup. Leo Carlsson leads with 26 points (11 goals, 15 assists) in 19 games, centering the first line with Terry and Chris Kreider, who has 14 points (10 goals, 4 assists) in 15 games, including five power-play goals.
Bruins Projected Lineup
Forwards: Morgan Geekie - Marat Khusnutdinov - David Pastrnak; Alex Steeves - Pavel Zacha - Matěj Blümel; Tanner Jeannot - Fraser Minten - Mark Kastelic; Jeffrey Viel - Sean Kuraly - Mikey Eyssimont.
Defense: Nikita Zadorov - Jonathan Aspirot; Hampus Lindholm - Henri Jokiharju; Mason Lohrei - Andrew Peeke.
Goalies: Joonas Korpisalo, Jeremy Swayman.
Ducks Projected Lineup
Forwards: Chris Kreider - Leo Carlsson - Troy Terry; Cutter Gauthier - Mason McTavish - Beckett Sennecke; Frank Vatrano - Ryan Strome - Alex Killorn; Ross Johnston - Jansen Harkins - Nikita Nesterenko.
Defense: Jackson LaCombe - Drew Helleson; Olen Zellweger - Jacob Trouba; Ian Moore - Radko Gudas.
Goalies: Lukas Dostal, Petr Mrazek.
Scratched for Bruins: Michael Callahan, Riley Tufte. Injured: McAvoy (upper body), Lindholm (lower body), Jordan Harris (ankle surgery), Casey Mittelstadt (lower body), Viktor Arvidsson (lower body). Ducks scratched: Pavel Mintyukov. Injured: Ryan Poehling (upper body), Mikael Granlund (lower body).
