James Hagens is out for Marco Sturm in Game 4, and the Bruins coach just made Boston's biggest lineup call of the series.

Boston cannot sit still anymore at 1-2, and Sturm finally acted like it. The Bruins are staring at a possible 3-1 hole if Sunday goes sideways.

The first move hits up front. Hagens is coming out after a rough stretch in Games 2 and 3, where the series started to look heavier and faster than he could consistently handle.

That is a hard but clear playoff message. Hagens still has a bright future, but Sturm is coaching for the next 60 minutes, not the next 3 years.

Lukas Reichel goes in for his first career playoff game. The read here is simple: Boston wants more speed, a little more size, and a player who might handle Buffalo's pressure better right now.

That third line now changes shape in a hurry. Reichel joins Fraser Minten and Marat Khusnutdinov, which tells you Sturm wants a different kind of energy there.

Full Bruins Lines: Morgan Geekie - Elias Lindholm - David Pastrnak Casey Mittelstadt - Pavel Zacha - Viktor Arvidsson Lukas Reichel - Fraser Minten - Marat Khusnutdinov Tanner Jeannot - Sean Kuraly - Mark Kastelic

Defense & Goalies:
Jonathan Aspirot - Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm - Jordan Harris
Nikita Zadorov - Andrew Peeke

Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo

Extras:

James Hagens - Mikey Eyssimont - Alex Steeves
Mason Lohrei - Henri Jokiharju

Something the Bruins just did with their lineup is getting attention

The second move is the one that really jumps. Mason Lohrei is a healthy scratch after what the report called a truly poor Game 3.

Most people would have expected Henri Jokiharju to step in. Instead, Sturm is going with Jordan Harris, who has played only 8 NHL games this season and just 3 since October 21.

That makes this a real swing by the Bruins coach. Harris is walking into his first career playoff game as Boston tries to keep the series from tilting further toward Buffalo.

The rest of the lineup tells its own story too. Sturm kept Morgan Geekie, Elias Lindholm, and David Pastrnak together despite the top line's struggles in Game 3.

He also left the second line alone, with Viktor Arvidsson, Pavel Zacha, and Casey Mittelstadt staying intact. That line has earned the trust, so the changes were pushed lower in the lineup and onto the back end.

The fourth line stays untouched as well, which says plenty about how Boston views Tanner Jeannot, Sean Kuraly, and Mark Kastelic. They have been the Bruins' most reliable depth group so far.

So this is where Boston stands. Sturm did not panic across the whole bench, but he absolutely targeted two spots he thinks are slipping.

Scratching Hagens is the headline because of the name value and the future attached to it. But the Harris-for-Lohrei switch may be the move that decides whether Boston steadies the series or lets it get away.

Source : Bruins Make Two Shocking Lineup Changes For Game 4