Parker Wotherspoon will draw into the Bruins' lineup for his second game of the season on Thursday, resulting in Lohrei being a healthy scratch. Lohrei had played the last five games for the Bruins, a byproduct of strong play, posting four points (1G / 3A) in that stretch.
Mason Lohrei will be a healthy scratch against the Dallas Stars on Thursday, allowing Wotherspoon to return to the lineup for the first time since October 10th. In his only game this season, Wotherspoon played 12:56 time-on-ice, recording one shot and one hit.
Swayman will get the nod for the fifth time this season when the Bruins travel to Nashville on Tuesday. Swayman took an unfortunate loss his last time out, allowing just two goals on 32 shots as the Bruins suffered a 2-1 overtime defeat in Utah. The 26-year-old netminder owns a 2-1-1 record to go along with a .905 SV% and a 2.71 GAA on the season. Swayman will have his hands full again on Tuesday, as Boston finds themselves as slight underdogs at +115 in Nashville.
Justin Brazeau will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Jones to re-enter the lineup for the Bruins. Jones has been a healthy scratch the last several games and is averaging 9:32 time-on-ice in his two outings this season.
Max Jones will draw back into the Bruins' lineup on Tuesday, resulting in Brazeau being a healthy scratch. The 26-year-old Brazeau has averaged 11:44 time-on-ice through five games this season, tallying one point (0G / 1A) and a -3 plus/minus rating.
Korpisalo will get the surprise start in Colorado on Wednesday, making his first appearance since Boston's season opener on October 8th. Korpisalo struggled in his Bruins debut, allowing six goals on 35 shots as Boston suffered a 6-4 defeat at the hands of the Panthers. He'll have his hands full again on Wednesday as Boston enters action as +115 underdogs in Denver.
Justin Brazeau and Morgan Geekie will serve as healthy scratches on Wednesday, allowing Max Jones and Riley Tufte to draw back into the Bruins' lineup. The 26-year-old Geekie has zero points a -4 plus/minus through four games this season. Geekie debuted with the Bruins last season, posting a career-high 39 points (17G / 22A) in 76 games.
Justin Brazeau and Morgan Geekie will serve as healthy scratches on Wednesday, allowing Max Jones and Riley Tufte to draw back into the Bruins' lineup. The 26-year-old Brazeau has one point (0G / 1A), a -3 plus/minus, and two shots on goal through four games this season.
Justin Brazeau and Morgan Geekie will be healthy scratches for the Bruins on Wednesday as Max Jones and Riley Tufte will draw back into the lineup. After spending six season with the Anaheim Ducks, the 26-year-old Jones made his Bruins debut last week, recording a -1 plus/minus and four penalty minutes in 9:42 time-on-ice.
Justin Brazeau and Morgan Geekie will be healthy scratches for the Bruins on Wednesday as Max Jones and Riley Tufte will draw back into the lineup. The 26-year-old Tufte made his Bruins debut last week, recording a -1 plus/minus in 9:21 time-on-ice.
Despite missing the entirety of training camp, and the first game of the season due to contract negotiations, the Bruins will turn to Swayman between the pipes for a third straight game on Monday against the Florida Panthers. The 26-year-old Swayman hasn't shown any rust early on, posting a 2.44 GAA and .914 SV% through two games (2-0-0). The Bruins, who lost to the Panthers 6-4 in their season opener, enter the action on Monday as -128 home favorites against a Panthers club without Aleksander Barkov (lower-body) and Matthew Tkachuk (illness).
Wotherspoon made his season debut on Thursday but will be replaced by Mason Lohrei on Saturday. Wotherspoon had no points and one SOG in 12:56 vs. the Canadiens.
Tufte was a minus-1 in 9:21 TOI in his season debut on Thursday but will come out of the lineup on Saturday to make room for Matthew Poitras.
Lohrei was a healthy scratch on Thursday but will rotate with Parker Wotherspoon again on Saturday. Lohrei struggled in the season opener, posting a minus-3 rating in 16:16 TOI.
Poitras missed the first two games of the season with an undisclosed injury but will replace Riley Tufte in the lineup on Saturday. Poitras had 15 points (5G / 10A) in 33 games a season ago.
Swayman allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Bruins win over the Canadiens on Thursday. It wasn't pretty but it was enough to earn Swayman his first win of the season. This afternoon he'll face the Kings as -158 home favourite.
Poitras was battling an injury towards the end of training camp and missed the first two games of the season. The 20-year-old Poitras was having a strong rookie campaign last season before undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery in February. He had 15 points (5G / 10A0 in 33 games. He skated in full on Friday and has a strong possibility to make his debut vs. Los Angeles.
Swayman missed the entirety of training camp due to ongoing contract negotiations and finally joined the team to serve as their backup in their first game of the season on Tuesday, a 6-4 loss to the Florida Panthers. Jonas Koorpisalo struggled immensely in the loss, allowing six goals on 35 shots (.829 SV%), likely thrusting Swayman back into the starter's crease sooner than expected. Swayman cemented his place in the Bruins' crease last season after posting a tremendous 2.53 GAA and .916 SV% in 44 games (25-10-8), ultimately leading to his massive eight-year, $66 million ($8,250,000 AAV) contract extension.
Jones will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Riley Tufte to draw into the lineup. Jones was held without a point or shot on goal while registering a -1 plus/minus in 9:42 of ice time in the Bruins' season-opening 6-4 loss to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.
