Bergeron has missed the first five games of the season with a lower-body injury, but he skated on the top-line in Tuesday’s practice and could play on Thursday if he is cleared for contact in the next two days.
Korpisalo surrendered five goals on 29 shots in the Blue Jackets’ loss in Chicago on October 7th. Tonight he will give Sergei Bobrovsky the night off in Winnipeg. Korpisalo was 5-3-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .904 SV% on the road last season and draws a rough matchup vs. a powerful Jets squad.
Rask allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Bruins’ 4-0 loss to Colorado on Monday. Rask didn’t get any goal support in this one and has given up three goals in each of his first two starts of the season. Tonight he will get a second crack at the Avalanche—he was 17-10-4 with a 2.41 GAA and .914 SV% on the road last season.
Rask allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Bruins’ win over the Predators in their season opener. It was a nice start to the season for Rask, who had three days off between then and today’s start vs. the Avalanche. Rask has excellent numbers (1.83 GAA /.937 SV%) during his career vs. Colorado, but that has translated into just one win in six tries.
Bergeron was officially listed as a game-time decision, but it seemed unlikely he would play considering he skated with a no-contract sweater in practice over the weekend. However, it’s a positive that he is progressing and could be back in the lineup sometime this week.
Bergeron missed the Bruins’ season opener and skated in a limited capacity over the weekend and seems questionable to play at best. The veteran centre was on the ice in a no-contact jersey and head coach Bruce Cassidy said “he didn’t finish practice [but] he’s progressing.” Expect Cassidy to speak to the media around 11 am ET.
Zadorov was a healthy scratch in the Avs’ opening night win in New York, but will draw into the lineup in New Jersey tomorrow. Zadorov, who stands at 6-foot-5, 230 lbs. has great shutdown ability and posted 10 assists in 56 games with Colorado last season. He is expected to replace Andrei Mironov on the back-end.
Columbus has been one of the teams who tend to take the morning off and makes it difficult to get a read on their starting goalie. However, there were two players on the ice this morning, one of which was Sergei Bobrovsky. This suggests that Joonas Korpisalo may get the nod tonight, saving Bobrovsky for tomorrow's game in Chicago. Head coach John Tortorella will speak to the media around 5 p.m. ET and is expected to announce his starter at that time.
In 2016-17, Rask started 62-plus games for the third straight season and was tied for sixth in the NHL in GAA (2.23) with a .915 SV%. Rask has been a reliable No.1 fantasy option for years and he hasn’t showed any signs of slowing down. Tonight he will take on a Predators team without Patrice Bergeron, David Backes or Torey Krug. Nashville averaged 2.90 goals for per game a year ago.
In 2016-17, Rask started 62-plus games for the third straight season and was tied for sixth in the NHL in GAA (2.23) with a .915 SV%. Rask has been a reliable No.1 fantasy option for years and he hasn’t showed any signs of slowing down. Tonight he will take on a Predators team without Patrice Bergeron, David Backes or Torey Krug. Nashville averaged 2.90 goals for per game a year ago.
Zadorov, who was key piece in the Ryan O’Reilly trade to Buffalo, has struggled to find his way in Colorado. The 6-foot-5, 230 lbs. defenseman has the tools to be successful but has yet to put it all together. Still just 22-years-old, Zadorov will sit because the Avalanche claimed Patrik Nemeth off of waivers on Tuesday and he will play with Tyson Barrie.
Bergeron left Tuesday’s practice early with a lower-body injury and has missed the Bruins skates each of the last two days and won’t play tonight vs. Nashville. With Bergeron out, Ryan Spooner will centre the line with Brad Marchand and Anders Bjork on his wings.
Bergeron left Tuesday’s practice early and wasn’t available for Wednesday’s session, which puts his status for the season opener in doubt. With Bergeron off of the ice, Ryan Spooner skated with Brad Marchand and Anders Bjork.
Bergeron left Tuesday’s practice early and is listed as day-to-day heading into the season. There’s no word on what happened to Bergeron, but his status for the season is now in question. Monitor his status leading up to Thursday’s game vs. Nashville.
Lindholm is coming off of offseason shoulder surgery and the Ducks are expecting him to miss the first month of the season. Fellow defenseman Sami Vatanen is also out until November, so the Ducks brought back veteran blueliner Francois Beauchemin and their injuries open the door for a young defenseman like Andy Welkinski to make the team out of training camp.
Pastrnak was back in the Czech Republic and was gearing up to skate with a team there if he didn’t get a new deal in Boston. GM Don Sweeney held his ground and got a good deal for both sides and now one of their top offensive weapons will report to training camp. Coming off of a 70-point (34G / 36A) campaign, the 21-year-old enters 2017-18 with huge expectations. Look for him to be a point-per-game player.
