Lindholm (maintenance) will not play vs. Utah on Sunday.
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Khusnutdinov will draw into the lineup vs. Utah on Sunday.
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Mittelstadt will be a healthy scratch vs. Utah on Sunday.
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Korpisalo will start vs. Utah on Sunday.
Lindholm (lower-body) is listed as active for Saturday's game in Colorado.
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Viel will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
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Beecher will be back in the Bruins' lineup on Saturday.
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Swayman will start on Saturday in Colorado.
Lindholm (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Lindholm has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury, but has a chance to return Saturday in Colorado. Lindholm was skating on the second pairing and PP2 in the morning skate, a sign that he'll be in the lineup this evening.
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Swayman will start in Vegas on Thursday.
The Bruins are coming off their first loss of the season (3-1-0), but Swayman remains perfect and will return to the crease on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights. After a forgetful 2024-25 season, the 26-year-old Swayman is off to a hot start in 2025-26, posting a 1.00 GAA and .966 SV% through two games (2-0-0). Still, the Bruins enter Thursday's contest as +198 road underdogs against a Golden Knights team that has scored 14 goals through their first four games (2-0-2).
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Khusnutdinov is expected to be a healthy scratch in Vegas on Thursday.
With Jeffrey Viel making his season debut on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights, Khusnutdinov will head to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 23-year-old Khusnutdinov is averaging 10:32 time-on-ice, recording zero points a -2 plus/minus through four games this season.
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Viel is expected to make his season debut in Vegas on Thursday.
Viel is an undrafted 28-year-old forward that has spent most of his career playing in the AHL. He played five games with Boston last season but spent most of the 2024-25 campaign with the Providence Bruins (AHL), where he scored 37 points (13G / 24A) in 68 games.
Lindholm (lower-body) returned to practice on Wednesday but remains day-to-day.
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Korpisalo will start vs. Tampa Bay on Monday.
The Bruins are off to a surprising 3-0-0 start to the 2025-26 season and will roll with Korpisalo in the crease for the second time. The 31-year-old Korpisalo was serviceable in his first outing, saving 21 of 24 shots (.875 SV%) in a 4-3 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks. The 31-year-old Korpisalo had a 2.90 GAA and .893 SV% last season in 27 appearances (11-10-3), none of which were against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bruins enter Monday's contest as +138 home underdogs against the Lightning.
Lindholm (lower-body) is out vs. Buffalo on Saturday and is considered day-to-day.
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Harris will make his Bruins' debut on Saturday vs. Buffalo.
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Swayman will start vs. Buffalo on Saturday.
Lindholm (lower-body) will not return to Thursday's game against the Blackhawks.
Lindholm left the game in the first period and was unable to return. We should get an update on his status ahead of Boston's game against the Sabres on Saturday.
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Korpisalo will start vs. Chicago on Thursday.
With the Bruins on the second half of a back-to-back, they will turn to backup netminder Joonas Korpisalo as they look to stay in the Win column at their home. opener vs. Chicago on Thursday. Korpisalo is coming off a tough first season in Boston in 2024-25, where he posted an 11-10-3 record with an ugly .893 SV% and 2.90 GAA. He plays host to the Chicago Blackhawks, who lost their opening game on Tuesday to Florida, 3-2.
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Swayman will start Boston's opener in Washington on Wednesday.
The Bruins missed the playoffs last year for the first time in eight seasons and have lower-than-usual expectations again in 2025-26. In the first year of an eight-year contract in 2024-25, Swayman had the worst season of his career, posting a 3.11 GAA and .892 SV% in 58 appearances (22-29-7). If the Bruins hope to rebound into playoff contention in 2025-26, they will need Swayman to lead the way. The Bruins enter their season-opening matchup on Wednesday against the Washington Capitals as +163 road underdogs.