Final: Bruins 3, Sharks 1 - Bruins shut down Sharks for 4th straight win

The Bruins will be back in game action on Saturday with a road matchup against the San Jose Sharks. Puck drop is set for 10:00 p.m. Follow along for updates from Saturday’s game.

WHO: Bruins (30-17-4) vs. Sharks (23-22-6)
WHEN: 10:00 p.m.
WHERE: SAP Center
TV:  NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com

PROJECTED LINEUP

BOSTON

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Jake DeBrusk
Taylor Hall -- Erik Haula -- David Pastrnak
Trent Frederic -- Charlie Coyle -- Craig Smith
Nick Foligno -- Tomas Nosek -- Jesper Froden

Mike Reilly -- Charlie McAvoy
Matt Grzelcyk -- Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort -- Connor Clifton

Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman

Scratched: Jack Ahcan, Anton Blidh
Injured: Urho Vaakanainen, Curtis Lazar 

SAN JOSE

Timo Meier -- Tomas Hertl -- Alexander Barabanov
Ryan Dzingel -- Logan Couture -- Noah Gregor
Andrew Cogliano -- Nick Bonino -- Matt Nieto
Jeffrey Viel -- Jasper Weatherby -- Jonah Gadjovich

Jacob Middleton -- Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Mario Ferraro
Radim Simek -- Ryan Merkley

James Reimer
Zach Sawchenko

Scratched: Jonathan Dahlen
Injured: Erik Karlsson (upper body), Kevin Labanc (upper body), Adin Hill (lower body) Rudolfs Balcers (upper body), Nicolas Meloche (upper body)

PREGAME NOTES

Jeremy Swayman is set to get the start in net out in San Jose. Swayman is 3-0-1 in his past four starts with 0.98 goals-against average and .968 save percentage, helping the Bruins to a three-game winning streak.

The Sharks will counter with James Reimer, who made 44 saves on Thursday night to help the Sharks end a seven-game losing streak with a 4-3 shootout win against the visiting New York Islanders.

Curtis Lazar will miss Saturday’s game due to an upper-body injury. With Lazar out, Jesper Froden will slot into his spot on the checking line. 

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