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Eyssimont will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
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Steeves will draw back into the Bruins lineup on Saturday.
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Harris will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
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Aspirot (illness) will return to the Bruins lineup on Saturday.
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Swayman will start Saturday vs. Washington.
Boston has acquired Lukas Reichel from Vancouver for a 2026 6th round pick.
Reichel has had trouble making an impact at the NHL level and joins the Boston Bruins, his third team this season. The 23-year-old forward has five points (2G / 3A) in 19 games split between the Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks this season.
Aspirot (illness) is out vs. Nashville on Thursday.
Aspirot has become an integral part of Boston's blueline, playing alongside Charlie McAvoy in recent weeks, but he will be sidelined on Thursday due to illness. The 26-year-old rookie defenseman is averaging 16:41 time-on-ice and has eight points (2G / 6A) in 40 games this season. Jordan Harris will enter the lineup as Aspirot's replacement.
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Harris will draw back into Boston's lineup in Nashville on Thursday.
With Jonathan Aspirot battling an illness, Harris will re-enter Boston's lineup on Thursday against the Nashville Predators. The 25-year-old Harris has not played a game for Boston since late October. He has two points (1G / 1A) in five games this season.
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Jokiharju will be a healthy scratch vs. PIttsburgh on Tuesday.
Andrew Peeke will draw back into Boston's lineup on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, sending Jokiharju to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 26-year-old Jokiharju struggled in Boston's previous game, recording a -2 plus/minus. He is averaging 17:55 time-on-ice and has nine assists in 35 games this season.
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Swayman will start vs. Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Swayman has a light workload in his return to the Bruins' crease from the Olympic break, facing only 16 shots, but he allowed two goals (.875 SV%) in the 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. The 27-year-old goalie will return to the crease on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, hoping to return to the form that saw him help the Bruins record a point in four straight games heading into the league stoppage (3-0-1). The Bruins enter Tuesday's contest as -117 home favourites against a Penguins team that has surprisingly gone 2-0-1 with Sidney Crosby (lower body) sidelined.
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Swayman will start in Philadelphia on Saturday.
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Swayman is expected to start vs. Philadelphia on Saturday.
DiPietro has been assigned to Providence (AHL).
With Jeremy Swayman returning from his stint with Team USA at the Olympics, DiPietro will return to the AHL after a brief one-game stint as Joonas Korpisalo's backup. The 26-year-old DiPietro is having a marvelous season in the AHL with Providence, posting a dazzling 1.76 GAA and .938 SV% in 30 games (22-6-0).
McAvoy (Olympics) is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play against the Blue Jackets on Thursday.
McAvoy played an integral shutdown role for Team USA during their Gold Medal performance at the Olympics, and will be ready to suit up when Boston returns to action on Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 28-year-old McAvoy is pacing for career-best offensive totals this season, scoring 39 points (4G / 35A) through 39 games. He had a career-high 56 points (10G / 46A) in 78 games in the 2021-22 season.
McAvoy (olympics) will be a game-time decision vs. Columbus on Thursday.
McAvoy played an integral shutdown role for Team USA during their Gold Medal performance at the Olympics, and it is unclear if he will be ready to suit up when Boston returns to action on Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 28-year-old McAvoy is pacing for career-best offensive totals this season, scoring 39 points (4G / 35A) through 39 games. He had a career-high 56 points (10G / 46A) in 78 games in the 2021-22 season.
DiPietro has been recalled from Providence (AHL) under emergency conditions.
With Jeremy Swayman returning from his stint with Team USA at the Olympics, the Bruins have recalled DiPietro, as Swayman is unlikely to suit up when Boston returns to action on Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 26-year-old DiPietro is having a marvellous season in the AHL with Providence, posting a dazzling 1.76 GAA and .938 SV% in 30 games (22-6-0).
Zacha (concussion) is good to go and expected to return vs. Columbus on Thursday.
Zacha had been sidelined since January 29th due to a concussion but was a full participant in practice on Saturday and has declared he is healthy to return and expected to again Columbus when Boston's returns from the Olympic break on Thursday. The 28-year-old is having a solid season in 2025-26, with 15 goals, 37 points and 87 SOG across 54 games played.
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Swayman will start Saturday vs. Denmark.
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Lindholm will be a healthy scratch for Saturday's game vs. Slovakia.
Lindholm has not registered a point and is a minus-2 through two games for Sweden, so he'll come out of the lineup Saturday vs. Slovakia. Marcus Johansson will draw into the lineup to replace him in the lineup, but Mika Zibanejad will move up to replace him on the second line.
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Lindholm will make his tournament debut on Saturday vs. Slovakia.
After an uninspiring win over Italy and a loss to Finland, Sweden is making some changes to their lineup on Saturday. Lindholm will replace Rasmus Andersson and dress as Sweden's seventh defenseman. The seventh defenseman and 13th forward haven't seen much ice-time for Sweden through two games, so it's unclear how much Lindholm will actually play on Saturday.
