Bruins announce Opening Night roster for 2024-25 NHL season

Bruins announce opening roster for 2024-25 NHL season originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Bruins will open the 2024-25 NHL regular season on Tuesday night against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena.

The Panthers will raise their first Stanley Cup title banner to the rafters before the game.

The Bruins announced their opening night roster on Monday before the league's deadline at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Here is a summary of each position group:

• Forward: Johnny Beecher, Justin Brazeau, Charlie Coyle, Trent Frederic, Morgan Geekie, Max Jones, Mark Kastelic, Cole Koepke, Elias Lindholm, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Riley Tufte, Pavel Zacha

• Defender: Brandon Carlo, Hampus Lindholm, Mason Lohrei, Charlie McAvoy, Andrew Peeke, Parker Wotherspoon, Nikita Zadorov

• Goalkeeper: Joonas Korpisalo, Jeremy Swayman

The B's also announced that they have named forward Matt Poitras and defensemen Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula to the injured non-roster roster.

The Bruins did not announce anything about Tyler Johnson. The veteran forward came to training camp as part of a professional tryout agreement (PTO). He played well enough in camp and preseason to earn a regular contract, so it will be interesting to see what happens with him.

The Bruins were without goaltenders Brandon Bussi and Jiri Patera on Sunday. Bussi is free and will report to the Providence Bruins of the AHL. Patera was claimed by the Vancouver Canucks.