Boston Bruins News

Zacha was a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Jacob Josefson in the lineup tonight vs. the Bruins. Zacha’s offensive numbers leave little to be desired at this point in his career—he has collected just two goals and five assists in 30 games this season.

Rask stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Bruins win over the Sabres on Saturday and since the Bruins next game isn’t until Thursday, expect Rask to start again vs. New Jersey. Head coach Claude Julien will speak to the media around 5:50pm ET, but don’t expect confirmation until warmups at 6:30pm ET.

Rask allowed four goals on 22 shots in the Bruins’ loss in Columbus on Tuesday. It was a tough outing against the NHL’s top team, but expect him to get a chance to redeem himself tonight in Buffalo. Rask is 2-0-0 with a 0.50 GAA and .985 SV% in his first two starts against Buffalo.

Rask allowed four goals on 22 shots in the Bruins’ loss in Columbus on Tuesday. It was a tough outing against the NHL’s top team, but expect him to get a chance to redeem himself tonight in Buffalo. Rask is 2-0-0 with a 0.50 GAA and .985 SV% in his first two starts against Buffalo.

Rask gave up one goal on 30 shots in the Bruins’ win in Florida on Thursday. Anton Khudobin started on Friday, but Rask will get back in goal tonight in Columbus. Rask will be in tough against a scorching hot Blue Jackets team, but he has already beat them twice while posting a 2.51 GAA and .896 SV% this season.

Pitlick was hurt Monday in St. Louis and will miss the rest of the regular season with a torn ACL. Pitlick scored eight goals in 31 games and showed he was a capable NHL player, but his struggles with injuries continue.

Rask was yanked after he allowed three goals on 13 shots in the Bruins’ loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. It was a rough outing for Rask, who is now 4-2-2 with a 2.51 GAA and .907 SV% in eight December starts. Tonight will be his third start vs. the Panthers—in the first two, he has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.98 GAA and .938 SV%.

Pastrnak has missed the last two games after undergoing an elbow procedure, but is surprisingly expected to return to the lineup tonight. Pastrnak has been great this season, scoring 19 goals with seven assists (26 points) in 27 games. He will skate with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand.

Rask was yanked after he allowed three goals on 13 shots in the Bruins’ loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. It was a rough outing for Rask, who is now 4-2-2 with a 2.51 GAA and .907 SV% in eight December starts. Tonight will be his third start vs. the Panthers—in the first two, he has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.98 GAA and .938 SV%.

Pastrnak underwent a procedure on his elbow last week and missed Sunday’s game. The Bruins’ leading goal scorer had the same procedure as his teammate David Backes had and Backes missed two weeks, so expect Pastrnak to be out through the Christmas break, but his return to practice is a positive sign that he shouldn’t miss too much time.

Pitlick was hurt in Monday’s game in St. Louis and was seen postgame in a walking cast up to his thigh and on crutches. Right now, it doesn’t look good for him,” Oilers’ head coach Todd McLellan said postgame. Pitlick will be out until the Christmas break at the very least, so expect Jesse Puljujarvi or Taylor Beck to get back into the lineup on Wednesday.

Pastrnak will undergo the same procedure that David Backes had done earlier in the year. Backes missed five games or two weeks, so expect Pastrnak to have the same timetable. It is a good time to undergo the procedure as the Bruins will have e few days off for Christmas.

Zacha has missed the last four games with a face injury, but will be back in the lineup tonight in St. Louis. Zacha, who is expected to centre the third line, has two goals and five assists (seven points) in 24 games this season.

Rask stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Bruins’ overtime win in Montreal on Monday. It was a great outing for Rask, who has three wins, a 2.27 GAA and .911 SV% in his last six starts. Tonight he draws a brutal matchup in Pittsburgh. The Penguins are riding a six-game winning streak and have averaged 5.83 goals per game over that stretch.

Rask stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Bruins’ overtime win in Montreal on Monday. It was a great outing for Rask, who has three wins, a 2.27 GAA and .911 SV% in his last six starts. Tonight he draws a brutal matchup in Pittsburgh. The Penguins are riding a six-game winning streak and have averaged 5.83 goals per game over that stretch.

Lindholm has missed the last five games with a lower-body injury, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Canucks. Lindholm will skate on the top line with Jordan Staal and Joakim Nordstrom—he comes in with seven points (2G / 5A) in 23 games this season.