Rask allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Bruins win in Ottawa on Sunday. In his last five starts, Rask has gone 3-2-0 with a 1.97 GAA and .932 SV%. The 31-year-old is playing very well and has a great matchup tonight with the Coyotes in town. Rask is 4-3-0 with a 2.31 GAA and .917 SV% on home-ice.
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Rask allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Bruins loss to the Red Wings last Saturday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Rask, who makes his 14th appearance of the season tonight in Tampa Bay. Rask is 2-2-2 with a 2.92 GAA and .913 SV% in six starts on the road this season. He faces the Lightning for the first time this season but was solid against them last year—3-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA, .926 SV% and one shutout.
Rask stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Bruins win over the Islanders on Thursday. Since returning to the crease, Rask has won two of four starts with an impressive a 1.70 GAA and .944 SV%. The 31-year-old is 1-0-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .918 SV% in two starts against the Red Wings this season.
Rask allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Bruins win in Montreal last Saturday. Since returning from a personal matter, Rask has gone 1-0-2 while allowing just six goals on 97 shots (.938 SV%). Tonight he takes on an Islanders tea that has dropped three of their last five while averaging just 2.2 goals per game.
Rask allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Bruins loss in Detroit on Wednesday. Rask hasn’t play much in November, going 1-1-2 with a 2.26 GAA and .922 SV% in three starts and one relief appearance. He allowed two goals on 22 shots in a 3-0 loss in his first start vs. Montreal.
Rask allowed just one goal on 37 shots in his return to the crease in Dallas last Friday. It was a great outing for Rask, who has now stopped 129 of the last 137 shots (.942 SV%) that he has faced (dating back to October 23rd in Ottawa). Tonight he faces a suddenly surging Red Wings team, who he stopped 32 of 34 shots against in an 8-2 win in mid-October.
Rask allowed three goals on 14 shots after replacing Jaroslav Halak in the Bruins 8-5 loss to the Canucks on November 8th. After his personal leave, Rask is ready to start tonight in Dallas. Rask has had some struggles this season and will be in tough vs. a good offence with an extremely banged up blueline in front of him.
Rask missed the last few games because of a personal leave of absence, but was back on the ice for Tuesday’s practice. Rask may sit out Wednesday’s game in Colorado, but should start either Friday in Dallas or Saturday in Arizona.
The Bruins announced on Friday that Rask has been granted a leave of absence, which means they will ride Jaroslav Halak as their No.1 netminder. There is no word on how long they expect Rask to be away from the team.
Rask allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Bruins loss to the Canadiens on October 27th. Jaroslav Halak started the last two games, but they’ll go back to Rask tonight to kick-off a four-game week. Rask has had his struggles this season, but is 2-1-0 with a 2.37 GAA and .920 SV% on home-ice.
Rask allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Bruins loss to the Canadiens on October 27th. Jaroslav Halak started the last two games, but they’ll go back to Rask tonight to kick-off a four-game week. Rask has had his struggles this season, but is 2-1-0 with a 2.37 GAA and .920 SV% on home-ice.
Rask allowed one goal on 39 shots in the Bruins win in Ottawa on Tuesday. Rask has won three of his last four starts while allowing a combined 12 goals on 134 shots (.911 SV%). Tonight he faces the Canadiens for the first time this season, but was 3-0-0 with a 1.62 GAA and .935 SV% against them last year.
Rask surrendered four goals on 28 shots in the Bruins loss in Calgary last Wednesday. Throughout his first four starts, Rask has posted a putrid 4.08 GAA and .875 SV%, but could get back on track tonight in Ottawa. Rask stopped 28 of 31 shots in a 6-3 win over the Senators on October 8th.
Rask gave up two goals on 34 shots in the Bruins win over the Red Wings on Saturday. After an opening night loss, Rask has won two in a row while stopping 60 of 65 shots (.923 SV%). Tonight he will face the 3-2-0 Flames, who are eighth in the NHL in scoring (3.60 GF/per game) so far.
Rask allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Bruins win over the Senators on Monday afternoon. It was a nice bounce-back effort from Rask, but he will need to play well to stay ahead of Jaroslav Halak on the depth chart. He is a must-start on Saturday vs. the Red Wings—he was 3-0-0 with a 1.67 GAA and .946 SV% vs. Detroit last year.
Rask was yanked after allowing five goals on 19 shots in the Bruins blowout loss in Washington on opening night. After sitting and watching Jaroslav Halak in the Bruins second-game, Rask will get the call against the Senators this afternoon. Rask was 3-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA, .959 SV% and one shutout vs. Ottawa last year.