DiPietro may be in line to start on Sunday with Jaroslav Halak in COVID-19 protocol and Thatcher Demko playing yesterday. DiPietro has gone 4-7-2 with a 3.19 GAA and .896 SV% in 13 AHL games this season.
Geekie will not play Wednesday in Dallas, so Alex Wennberg will move up to the third line and Max McCormick will draw back into the lineup.
With Tuukka Rask signing a one-year deal on Tuesday, Swayman will head to the AHL for the time being. Swayman has gone 8-6-2 with a 2.26 GAA and .918 SV% in 16 games with the Bruins this season. The last time he was in the AHL, he was 8-1-0 with a 1.89 GAA and .933 SV%.
Brown suffered an MCL injury vs. the Sharks on Saturday and will miss at least one month. Connor Bunnaman replaced Brown as the Flyers' fourth-line centre in Tuesday's practice.
McAvoy missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but is expected to replace Urho Vaakanainen in the lineup on Monday. McAvoy, who has 20 points (5G / 15A) in 28 games this season, will be back on the top pairing and PP1 in Washington.
McAvoy missed Thursday's game vs. the Wild but was on the ice for Saturday's morning skate and will be a game-time decision on Tampa. McAvoy has 20 points (5G / 15A) in 28 games this season.
McAvoy's injury is expected to be short-term but it's serious enough to keep him out of the lineup on Thursday. John Moore will replace him on the Bruins' blueline.
Zacha and Yegor Sharangovich entered COVID-19 protocol and will not play in Boston. With Zacha, Sharangovich and Nico Hischier all out, Thomas Tatar, Alexander Holtz and Nolan Foote are expected to play.
Korpisalo has cleared COVID-19 protocol and will make his first appearance since December 16th. Korpisalo has given up at least three goals in seven straight starts, going 3-3-0 with an .872 SV%. Tonight he'll face a Lightning team that is on a three-game losing skid but are in the top-half in the NHL in xGF/60 (2.83).
Both Wahlstrom and Anthony Beauvillier were activated and head coach Barry Trotz said it's possible that both will play on Saturday but "one more likely that the other." Monitor Wahlstrom's status as the Islanders hit the ice for warmups at 1:30 PM ET.
