Report: McAvoy suspension forces Cassidy to make lineup changes for Game 1 of ECF

The NHL has officially confirmed that the Eastern Conference Final between the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes will get underway tomorrow evening from TD Garden in Boston. The rest of the series schedule will be released once the Western Conference Final is determined following tonight’s Game 7 matchup between the San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche.

In the meantime though, Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy put his team through their paces at practice this morning and was forced to juggle his lineup due to defenseman Charlie McAvoy’s one game suspension.

Here’s how the B’s are expected to line up for Game 1:

Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - David Pastrnak

Jake DeBrusk - David Krejci - David Backes

Marcus Johansson - Charlie Coyle - Danton Heinen

Joakim Nordstrom - Sean Kuraly - Chris Wagner

Zdeno Chara - Connor Clifton

Torey Krug - Brandon Carlo

Matt Grzelcyk - Steven Kampfer

Tuukka Rask

Jaroslav Halak

"It's between [Kampfer] and John Moore, we have to make that decision," Cassidy said to reporters when asked who will replace McAvoy.

"I think you're gonna see some different combinations tomorrow depending on the circumstance."

Puck drops at 7pm ET. Let’s go, boys!