Tuukka Rask News

Rask stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Bruins win in Philadelphia last Friday. Despite posting a 2.71 GAA and .891 SV% in his last five starts, the Bruins have gone 4-0-1 and enter Tuesday's game having picked up points in eight straight games (7-0-1). Meanwhile, the Rangers have lost six of their last nine (3-4-2) while averaging 2.67 goals for and 2.89 goals against.

Rask stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Bruins win in Philadelphia last Friday. Despite posting a 2.71 GAA and .891 SV% in his last five starts, the Bruins have gone 4-0-1 and enter Tuesday's game having picked up points in eight straight games (7-0-1). Meanwhile the Rangers have lost six of their last nine (3-4-2) while averaging 2.67 goals for and 2.89 goals against.

Rask allowed four goals on 23 shots in the Bruins loss in Washington last Saturday. Rask has been up-and-down in his first five outings, going 3-1-1 with a 2.49 GAA and .889 SV%. Tonight he'll face the Flyers for the second time in two weeks--he surrendered four goals on 26 shots in a 5-4 overtime win on January 21st.

Rask allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Bruins' win over the Penguins on Tuesday. He didn't dress on Thursday but is still expected to start Saturday in Washington. Rask has had a solid start to the 2021 campaign, going 3-1-0 with a 2.13 GAA and .905 SV% in his first four starts. Washington has gone 1-1-1 since Alex Ovechkin and Co. were added to the COVID-19 protocol list.

Rask allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Bruins' win over the Penguins on Tuesday. He didn't dress on Thursday but is still expected to start Saturday in Washington. Rask has had a solid start to the 2021 campaign, going 3-1-0 with a 2.13 GAA and .905 SV% in his first four starts. Washington has gone 1-1-1 since Alex Ovechkin and Co. were added to the COVID-19 protocol list.

Rask was held off of the ice at Wednesday's practice and will not backup Jaroslav Halak on Thursday. Rask is scheduled to start Saturday and the Bruins expect him to be ready.

Rask allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Bruins shootout win over the Flyers last Thursday. With Jaroslav Halak starting Saturday, expect Rask to make his fourth start Tuesday vs. the Penguins. The veteran netminder has opened the season at 2-1-0 with a 2.23 GAA and .892 SV%. The Bruins have been stout defensively, so Rask should be a solid option whenever he gets the nod.

Rask allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Bruins shootout win over the Flyers last Thursday. With Jaroslav Halak starting Saturday, expect Rask to make his fourth start Tuesday vs. the Penguins. The veteran netminder has opened the season at 2-1-0 with a 2.23 GAA and .892 SV%. The Bruins have been stout defensively, so Rask should be a solid option whenever he gets the nod.

Rask allowed one goal on 17 shots in the Bruins' 1-0 loss to the Islanders on Monday. The Bruins are trying to limit Rask's workload a bit, so Rask will start tonight and Jaroslav Halak will start Saturday. Rask has been steady so far, stopping 36 of the 39 shots (.923 SV%) that he's faced in two games. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that is already battling plenty of injury concerns.

Rask allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Bruins shootout win in New Jersey on opening night. Rask wasn't tested often but he made a number of huge saves, especially in overtime and earned his first win of the season. Jaroslav Halak started Saturday but they'll come back to Rask tonight vs. the Islanders. Rask was 2-0-1 with a 1.29 GAA and .952 SV% in three games against the Islanders last season.

Bruins' head coach Bruce Cassidy named Rask as his game one starter and said that Rask is expected to start roughly 35 of the 56 games. The 33-year-old netminder was 26-8-6 while leading the NHL with a 2.12 GAA and .929 SV% (2nd). In two starts vs. the Devils, Rask went 2-0-0 while allowing just one goal on 57 shots (.982 SV%).

Rask missed Monday's practice but head coach Bruce Cassidy said that the plan is to start Rask on Tuesday. Rask started two of the three round-robin games, giving up five goals on 60 shots (.917 SV%). He did not face the Hurricanes during the 2020 regular season.