Boston Bruins projected lineup is out for the Stadium Series, and the Tampa Bay Lightning get them without Elias Lindholm and Pavel Zacha.

Tonight is the outdoor game at Raymond James Stadium, but Boston’s bench feels like a triage unit.

Marco Sturm already confirmed the two centers stayed back in Boston. There’s still no update on either one.

That reality forces a full-on shuffle, not a simple tweak.

The top story is Marat Khusnutdinov sliding into first-line center duty between Morgan Geekie and David Pastrnak. That’s a huge ask, and it tells you how thin the line is.

Casey Mittelstadt stays with Fraser Minten and Viktor Arvidsson after that line popped against Philly, and Boston clearly doesn’t want to break the chemistry.

The bottom six is where the Bruins try to survive the hard minutes. Tanner Jeannot skates with Matt Poitras and Mark Kastelic, while Michael Eyssimont joins Sean Kuraly and Alex Steeves.

On the blue line, Boston keeps Charlie McAvoy paired with Jonathan Aspirot, then leans on Nikita Zadorov with Andrew Peeke, and Hampus Lindholm rolls with Mason Lohrei.

Sturm also made the goaltending call. Jeremy Swayman starts, and the Bruins are riding the hot hand.

Swayman has gone 5-1-0 over his last six outings, which is exactly the kind of run you bet on in a one-off event game.

Jeremy Swayman start gives the Boston Bruins a chance

Bruins fans can love the outdoor vibe and still feel uneasy, because losing two centers changes every matchup shift by shift.

Tampa will try to turn this into a speed game, especially if Boston’s replacement pivots get stuck on long changes.

That means Boston’s wingers have to collapse lower, support breakouts, and win walls like it’s playoff hockey.

If the Mittelstadt line drives play again, the Bruins can keep Pastrnak’s unit from being the only threat.

If not, the night becomes Swayman versus chaos, and that’s a rough way to live outdoors.

Either way, the lineup is set, the message is clear, and Boston is choosing internal answers over reinforcements.