Boston Bruins News

Zacha will miss his fourth straight game with an upper-body injury and it doesn’t appear like there has been any significant progress towards returning to the lineup.

With Brent Seabrook (abdomen) out and Carl Dahlstrom (illness) questionable, Jokiharju has been called up and will likely be in the lineup on Friday. Jokiharju has picked up a point-per-game (1G / 8A) in nine games with Rockford since being sent down. He is one of the Blackhawks best defensemen and could remain with the team moving forward as they continue their hunt for the playoffs.

Cehlarik will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury but head coach Bruce Cassidy said that he is “close” to a return. Cehlarik should be back for Saturday’s game in St. Louis.

Rask allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Bruins win in Los Angeles on Saturday. Rask has won each of his first five starts in February, posting a 1.98 GAA, .925 SV% and one shutout in the process. Rask has not faced the Sharks yet this season but has gone 8-4-2 with a 2.44 GAA and .922 SV% on the road.

Cehlarik will not play Monday in San Jose because of a lower-body injury that he suffered in Los Angeles. Karson Kuhlman moved up to the Bruins second line with David Backes drawing back in.

The Lightning have seven capable defensemen and continue to rotate them in and out of the lineup. The veteran defenseman will sit in the front-end of a back-to-back before he likely draws back into the lineup on Tuesday.

Korpisalo allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to St. Louis on February 2nd. Sergei Bobrovsky has started the last six games but Korpisalo will get a shot tonight vs. the Lightning. The 24-year-old has gone 4-3-1 with a 3.16 GAA and .893 SV% in 11 appearances (nine starts) at Nationwide Arena this season.

Mittelstadt will miss his second straight game but skated the last two days, which suggests that he won’t be out long. Evan Rodrigues will remain on the Sabres second line.

Rask allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Bruins win over the Blackhawks on Tuesday. Rask and Jaroslav Halak have been alternating games recently, so tonight will be just his fifth start in February. Rask has won four in a row while posting a 1.98 GAA, .926 SV% and one shutout.He is a must-start against a Kings team that has lost three straight and sit dead last in the Western Conference.

Lettieri, 24, has not recorded a point in 18 games with the Rangers this season, but has 27 points (12G / 15A) in 29 AHL games.

Rask allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Bruins win over the Kings on Saturday. Rask has won three straight while allowing just five goals on 82 shots (.939 SV%) and now sits fourth in the NHL in GAA (2.36), seventh in SV% (.922) and tied for 15th in wins (17). Tonight he faces a Chicago team that has won seven in a row with a power-play clicking at 39.1 percent over that stretch.