Rask surrendered three goals on 22 shots in the Bruins loss to the Canadiens on Monday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Rask, who comes into Thursday’s game at 7-4-1 with a 2.18 GAA, .921 SV% and one shutout on home-ice this season. He faces a Blues team that is heating up, winning three of their last four (3-0-1).
Korpisalo stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Blue Jackets win in Washington on Saturday. Sergei Bobrovsky returned to the crease on Sunday but allowed five goals, so Korpisalo will start for the third time in four games. He has won his last three starts, stopping 83 of the 90 shots (.922 SV%) that he faced.
Zadorov has been out since December 19th, missing a total of 10 games. There is no word who Zadorov will replace but expect it to be Mark Barberio or Ryan Graves. Zadorov has three goals and two assists in 34 games this season.
Rask stopped 30 of 32 shots in the Bruins win in Toronto on Saturday. Rask is riding a five-game winning streak, posting a 1.38 GAA, .955 SV% and one shutout in the process. Tonight he faces the Canadiens for the third time this season—he is 1-1-0 with a 2.04 GAA and .927 SV% in the first two meetings of the year.
Korpisalo stopped all three shots that he faced after replacing Sergei Bobrovsky in Tampa Bay on Tuesday. With Bobrovsky “away from the team” on Thursday, Korpisalo will start vs. the Predators. The 24-year-old netminde has gone 2-1-1 with a 3.67 GAA and .872 SV% in five starts and two relief appearances on home-ice.
Jokiharju is fresh off of a gold medal with Finland at the World Juniors, where he registered two goals and three assists (five points) in seven games. Jokiharju has 11 assists in 32 games with the Blackhawks this season.
Rask made 31 saves on 32 shots in the Bruins win over the Sabres on Saturday. Rask has been great in his last three outings, winning all three while stopping 93 of 98 shots (.949 SV%). He comes into Tuesday’s game at 6-4-0 with a 2.32 GAA and .919 SV% at the TD Garden.
Rask allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Bruins win in Chicago in the Winter Classic. Rask has won two straight while stopping 62 of 66 shots (.939 SV%). Tonight he will take on the Sabres for the third time this season—he has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.46 GAA and .907 SV% in the first two meetings.
Rask gave up two goals on 28 shots in the Bruins win in Buffalo on Saturday. The 31-year-old netminder was 3-4-0 with a 2.86 GAA and .904 SV% in December. Despite a solid matchup against a middling Blackhawks team, the unpredictable nature of a Winter Classic adds some uncertainty and risk to starting Rask on Tuesday.
McAvoy was banged up before the Christmas break, missed Thursday’s game vs. New Jersey and was moved to IR on Friday. His move to IR simply means that he won’t play on Saturday but is eligible to play in the Winter Classic.
McAvoy is hurting after blocking a shot in Carolina on Sunday, so he’ll come out of the lineup on Thursday. Luckily for the Bruins, they will get both Zdeno Chara and Kevan Miller back on the blueline to replace McAvoy.
Korpisalo gave up three goals on 25 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to the Canucks on December 11th. Korpisalo has not recorded a win since November 15th but will get a second crack at the Rangers tonight. The 24-year-old allowed four goals on 19 shots in a 5-4 shootout loss to New York back in November.
Bergeron has been out since November 16th but will draw back into the lineup Saturday afternoon vs. the Predators. Bergeron’s return will shuffle the Bruins’ top-6 a bit and Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson will be a healthy scratch. Bergeron has nine goals and 17 assists (26 points) in 19 games this season.
Bergeron has been out since November 16th but he could return Saturday vs. the Predators. Bergeron, who had 26 points (9G / 17A) in 19 games before getting hurt, centred the top line with Brad Marchand and Danton Heinen on his wings in Friday’s practice.
