Zacha exited Saturday's 5-1 loss to the New York Islanders with a lower-body injury after playing only 4:40 time-on-ice and was a game-time decision Monday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Czech forward has struggled to stay consistent offensively this season, scoring only three points (0G / 3A) in his last 11 games.
Dennis Gilbert will be a healthy scratch on Monday night, allowing Oesterle to play his first game since January 25th. In 21 games with the Flames this season, Oesterle has two points (0G / 2A), 20 hits, and 32 blocks.
Brazeau played six straight for the Bruins before being a healthy scratch on Saturday but will return to the lineup on Monday night. Brazeau has two points (1G / 1A), eight shots, and four hits in six games.
The struggling Bruins, losers of eight of their last 11 (3-3-5), will likely turn to Swayman between the pipes on Monday evening. Swayman owns the only three wins for the Bruins in four weeks but has struggled during that time as well. In his last outing, Swayman saved 32 of 36 shots (.889 SV%) in a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. The Bruins are +113 road underdogs against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.
Zacha exited Saturday's 5-1 loss to the New York Islanders with a lower-body injury after playing only 4:40 time-on-ice and will be a game-time decision Monday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Czech forward has struggled to stay consistent offensively this season, scoring only three points (0G / 3A) in his last 11 games.
After originally being confirmed to start the contest, Korpisalo was a late scratch for Friday's game against the Coyotes, with the team only announcing his absence less than 30 minutes before puck drop. Anton Forsberg will make the start in his place.
McLaughlin is an undrafted 24-year-old out of Boston College with 13 NHL games under his belt. He has 11 points (6G / 5A) in 53 games with the Providence Bruins this season.
After starting three consecutive games backing up Anton Forsberg, Korpisalo will likely return to the crease for the second straight game on Friday. Korpisalo allowed four goals on 36 shots (.889 SV%) in a 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday and is winless in his last four starts (0-3-1), allowing three or more goals in each. The Senators enter action on Friday as -186 home favourites against an Arizona Coyotes club riding an unprecedented 14-game losing skid (0-12-2).
Peeke last appeared for the Blue Jackets on January 30th but will make his first appearance in nearly a month as he replaces Adam Boqvist on Columbus' blue line Thursday. The 25-year-old has yet to score this season but has six assists, 21 SOG and a -4 plus/minus in the 20 games that he has dressed.
Swayman will return to the crease on Thursday for a Bruins team amid a three-game losing skid. Swayman allowed three goals on 39 shots (.923 SV%) in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks in his last outing and has allowed three or more goals in five of his last six (2-3-1). That said, the Bruins are -158 home favourites against the Vegas Golden Knights, who defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 on Tuesday.
Korpisalo will take back the crease on Tuesday after Anton Forsberg gave up six in a loss to Washington in the first part of Ottawa's back-to-back on Monday. The 29-year-old goalie's -14.6 GSAx is far and away the worst among all goalies in the NHL and is a dark spot after he signed a four-year, $20 million contract in the offseason. He will look to halt Nashville's surprising five-game winning streak as Ottawa heads to Bridgestone on Tuesday.
Koepka played his ninth game of the season with Tampa Bay last week, tallying two shots and one hit in 5:59 ice time. The sixth-round pick of the Lightning in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft has spent most of his season with the Syracuse Crunch (AHL), scoring 24 points (13G / 11A) in 36 games.
Brazeau impressed in his first two NHL games, scoring a goal and registering eight shots on goal, but he will be the odd-man out on Thursday. Jakub Lauko (upper-body) draws back into the lineup in Brazeau's place.
Mitchell hasn't made an appearance for the Bruins since December 23rd. He has no goals and two assists in 13 games this season.
