BOSTON –– The Boston Bruins are opening a five-game homestand on Tuesday when they host the Utah Mammoth for a 7 p.m. matchup.​ It is the second of two regular-season meetings between the teams; the Bruins fell 3-2 to the Mammoth in Salt Lake City on Oct. 19. Now, though, the B’s feel like a new group.

Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov is scheduled to start Sunday’s game against the Utah Mammoth at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Murashov’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff.

The Mammoth started the game on the wrong foot: Justin Brazeau scored 48 seconds in, and Bryan Rust doubled the deficit before the end of the first period. When Ben Kindel scored the Penguins’ third goal, there were probably more than a few TVs that turned off in the state of Utah. This one was all but over.

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While the Bruins lost their last game against the Wild in a poor fashion, it appears that head coach Marco Sturm is not going to make changes to their lineup against the Mammoth. Here is the Bruins' projected lineup for their matchup against the Mammoth, based on their lines at morning skate.

Dylan Guenther scored 42 seconds into overtime, leading the Utah Mammoth to a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday

Despite the Utah Mammoth having the second-worst point percentage in the NHL since Oct. 27, they find themselves just one point out of a Western Conference wild card playoff spot as we creep up on the halfway mark of the season.