Zadorov will miss the next two games with a “muscular” injury.
Zadorov will miss both games of Colorado’s back-to-back on Friday/Saturday. Mark Alt could dress in Zadorov’s absence against the Blackhawks.
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Bergeron (rib and sternoclavicular) returned to practice on Wednesday.
The Blackhawks have loaned Henri Jokiharju to Finland for the World Juniors.
Jokiharju has had an impressive rookie season, picking up 11 assists while averaging 19:59 TOI/gm in 32 games. Jokiharju had two goals and two assists (four points) in five games at the World Juniors last season.
Goalie Start
Rask will start Saturday vs. the Sabres.
Stralman (upper-body) will return to the Lightning lineup on Sunday.
Goalie Start
Korpisalo will start Tuesday vs. the Canucks.
Goalie Start
Korpisalo is projected to start Tuesday vs. the Canucks.
Goalie Start
Rask will start Tuesday vs. the Coyotes.
Rask allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Bruins win in Ottawa on Sunday. In his last five starts, Rask has gone 3-2-0 with a 1.97 GAA and .932 SV%. The 31-year-old is playing very well and has a great matchup tonight with the Coyotes in town. Rask is 4-3-0 with a 2.31 GAA and .917 SV% on home-ice.
McAvoy (undisclosed) will play Sunday in Ottawa.
Goalie Start
Rask will start Sunday in Ottawa.
McAvoy (concussion) is on the ice for warmups; expected to return to the Bruins lineup.
The Bruins have activated Charlie McAvoy (concussion) off of IR; could return to the lineup on Thursday.
Goalie Start
Rask will start Thursday against the Lightning.
Rask allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Bruins loss to the Red Wings last Saturday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Rask, who makes his 14th appearance of the season tonight in Tampa Bay. Rask is 2-2-2 with a 2.92 GAA and .913 SV% in six starts on the road this season. He faces the Lightning for the first time this season but was solid against them last year—3-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA, .926 SV% and one shutout.
The Rangers have assigned Vinni Lettieri to Hartford (AHL).
The Rangers don’t play until Saturday so they have sent some waiver exempt players to the AHL to get playing time and to get some cap savings. Lettieri has three goals and two assists in four AHL contests this season.
Lindholm (lower-body) has been activated from IR and is expected to play Friday.
Lindholm is expected to draw back into the Ducks lineup after missing the last six games with a lower-body injury. Lindholm, who will skate with Brandon Montour on the Ducks’ top-pair, has 10 points (2G / 8A) in 21 games this season. Lindholm leads all Ducks skaters with 25:29 TOI/gm.
Lindholm (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Friday.
Lindholm has missed the last six games with a lower-body injury but took line rushes with Brandon Montour at the Ducks morning skate. There is no official word whether Lindholm will be back in the lineup or not, so consider him as a game-time decision for now.
Goalie Start
Rask will start Saturday vs. the Red Wings.
Rask stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Bruins win over the Islanders on Thursday. Since returning to the crease, Rask has won two of four starts with an impressive a 1.70 GAA and .944 SV%. The 31-year-old is 1-0-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .918 SV% in two starts against the Red Wings this season.
Jokiharju (illness) won't play against the Jets on Thursday.
Goalie Start
Rask will start Thursday vs. the Islanders.
Rask allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Bruins win in Montreal last Saturday. Since returning from a personal matter, Rask has gone 1-0-2 while allowing just six goals on 97 shots (.938 SV%). Tonight he takes on an Islanders tea that has dropped three of their last five while averaging just 2.2 goals per game.
Stralman (upper-body) will undergo treatment and will be re-evaluated in one week.
Stralman has not played since November 8th and will miss at least the next three or four games. Erik Cernak has played well in Stralman’s absence, so there’s no need to rush the veteran defenseman back in the first half of the season.