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McAvoy (rest) will not play on Tuesday.

McAvoy is one of 16 regulars who will not be in the Bruins lineup on Tuesday. The Bruins will need to recall multiple players from their taxi squad/AHL to fill out their lineup. Steven Kampfer, who was a healthy scratch last night, should draw in to replace McAvoy.

Charlie McAvoy
Krejci (rest) will not play on Tuesday.

Krejci is one of 16 regulars who will not be in the Bruins lineup on Tuesday. The Bruins will need to recall multiple players from their taxi squad/AHL to fill out their lineup. Trent Frederic, who was scratched last night, should draw in to replace Krejci.

David Krejci
Pastrnak (rest) will not play on Tuesday.

Pastrnak is one of 16 regulars who will not be in the Bruins lineup on Tuesday. The Bruins will need to recall multiple players from their taxi squad/AHL to fill out their lineup. Oskar Steen is one of the players that is expected to draw in and replace Pastrnak on the wing.

David Pastrnak
Marchand (rest) will not play on Tuesday.

Marchand is one of 16 regulars who will not be in the Bruins lineup on Tuesday. The Bruins will need to recall multiple players from their taxi squad/AHL to fill out their lineup. Zach Senyshyn is one of the players that is expected to draw in and replace Marchand on the wing.

Brad Marchand
Bergeron (rest) will not play on Tuesday.

Bergeron is one of 16 regulars who will not be in the Bruins lineup on Tuesday. The Bruins will need to recall multiple players from their taxi squad/AHL to fill out their lineup. Jack Studnicka is one of the players that is expected to draw in and replace Bergeron at centre.

Patrice Bergeron
Backstrom (lower-body) will play Tuesday vs. the Bruins.

Backstrom missed Saturday's game vs. the Flyers but will play tonight vs. the Bruins. This game doesn't matter for Washington but they will not give the veteran another night of rest. Since the start of April, Backstrom has two goals with 14 assists (16 points) in 19 games.

Nicklas Backstrom
Ovechkin (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.

Ovechkin has missed the last three games but was on the ice for Monday's practice and will be a game-time decision on Tuesday. The Capitals' are locked into second place in the East, so Tuesday's game does not matter. It will be interesting to see if Ovechkin draws in to get back up to speed or not.

Alex Ovechkin
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