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Mark Kastelic will not play Wednesday vs. the New York Islanders (Undisclosed).

Kastelic is "banged up" and will not be able to play Wednesday vs. the New York Islanders. Dylan Gambrell will be taking his spot in the bottom-six. The 23-year-old has four goals, one assist and a -10 plus/minus through 43 games this season.

Mark Kastelic
Swayman starts Tuesday in Montreal.

Swayman stopped 31 of 32 shots (.969 SV%) for his fourth straight win as he beat the New York Rangers in his previous start. The 24-year-old has been exceptional as part of the deadly Bruins' two-headed combo, with his 11-3-3 record, 2.26 GAA and .916 SV%. He will take on the Montreal Canadiens, who have surprisingly won three of their last four games even though they are 28th in goals per game (2.57) and 30th in shots per game (28.0).

Jeremy Swayman
Swayman is expected to start Tuesday in Montreal.

Swayman stopped 31 of 32 shots (.969 SV%) for his fourth straight win as he beat the New York Rangers in his previous start. The 24-year-old has been exceptional as part of the deadly Bruins' two-headed combo, with his 11-3-3 record, 2.26 GAA and .916 SV%. He will take on the Montreal Canadiens, who have surprisingly won three of their last four games even though they are 28th in goals per game (2.57) and 30th in shots per game (28.0).

Jeremy Swayman
Swayman will start Thursday in New York.

Swayman was perfect, stopping all 29 shots as he picked up his third straight victory in a win over Philadelphia his last time out. The 24-year-old Bruins' backup has played great as of late, leading to his 10-3-3 record, 2.35 GAA and .912 SV%. He takes on the New York Rangers, who have won three of their last four games and are eighth in the NHL in shots per game (32.9).

Jeremy Swayman
Pavel Zacha has signed a four-year, $4.75 Million extension with the Boston Bruins.

Zacha is on pace for the strongest offensive output of his eight-year career with five goals, 20 assists, 64 SOG and a +10 plus/minus through 42 games in his first season in Boston and has signed a four-year, $4.75 million extension Saturday.

Pavel Zacha
Swayman will start Monday afternoon vs. the Flyers.

Swayman stopped 28 of 29 shots (.966 SV%) for his second straight victory as he beat Anaheim in his previous start. The Bruins' backup netminder has really picked it up as of late, leading to his 9-3-3 record, 2.51 GAA and .905 SV%. They will face the red-hot Philadelphia Flyers, who have won seven of their last eight games after a 3-1 victory over Washington last game.

Jeremy Swayman
The Blackhawks reassigned Lukas Reichel to Rockford (AHL).

Sending Reichel back to the AHL suggests that Patrick Kane will be back in the Blackhawks' lineup on Saturday. Reichel looked good in his four-game stint, scoring one goal with two assists (three points). Reichel returns to the AHL, where he's now third on the team with 36 points (14G / 22A) in 32 games this season.

Lukas Reichel
Korpisalo will start Thursday vs. the Hurricanes.

Korpisalo allowed three goals on 42 shots (.929 SV%) for his second win in three starts as he beat Carolina in his last game. The 28-year-old has been the Blue Jackets' best netminder this season, with his 6-7-1 record, 3.10 GAA and .913 SV%. He takes on the Carolina Hurricanes, who are on an unexpected four-game losing streak after a 5-3 loss to New Jersey last game.

Joonas Korpisalo
Henri Jokiharju has been activated from the injured reserve (lower body) and will return Tuesday vs. Seattle.

Jokiharju has not played since Dec. 9th due to a lower-body injury but was activated off the injured reserve Tuesday. Prior to his injury, the 23-year-old has one goal, three assists, 20 SOG, 12 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 16 games.

Henri Jokiharju
Michael Eyssimont will make his Sharks' debut Tuesday vs. Arizona.

Eyssimont will make his San Jose debut Tuesday after getting claimed off waivers from Winnipeg last week. The 26-year-old had a goal, four assists and a +5 plus/minus through 19 games with the Jets prior to being waived and scooped up by the Sharks.

Michael Eyssimont