Tomas Tatar practiced with the second line Thursday and will be in the lineup for the season opener against the Bruins, Ansar Khan of MLive reports.

Tatar practiced with the second line Thursday and will be in the lineup for the season opener against the Bruins, Ansar Khan of MLive reports.

Analysis:

Tatar is on a line with Riley Sheahan and Tomas Jurco, who he found a lot of chemistry with last season. Tatar had 39 points last year and is primed to exceed that total in 2014-15.