Boston Bruins News

Jokiharju missed the morning skate and is officially listed as a game-time decision for Tuesday’s contest. Jokiharku is still looking for his first goal but has added 10 assists and 50 shots through his first 23 games.

Korpisalo stopped 40 of 43 shots on route to a 7-3 victory over the Panthers in his last start on November 15. He's posted a 3.68 GAA and .885 SV% in eight starts this season. He draws a tough matchup tonight against the Penguins.

It looks like Jokiharju will be a healthy scratch for the first time this season. Jokiharju has had an impressive rookie campaign, picking up 10 assists in his first 22 games, but will be replaced by Brandon Manning on Friday.

Rask allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Bruins loss in Detroit on Wednesday. Rask hasn’t play much in November, going 1-1-2 with a 2.26 GAA and .922 SV% in three starts and one relief appearance. He allowed two goals on 22 shots in a 3-0 loss in his first start vs. Montreal.

Stralman will miss his sixth straight game with an upper-body injury, which means Erik Cernak will remain on the Lightning blueline.

Bergeron was hurt in Dallas on Friday night and expected to miss at least one month. Bergeron will be re-evaluated in mid-December, so David Krejci is expected to get an extended look on the Bruins’ top-line. Ryan Donato is a candidate to be recalled to help with forward depth while Bergeron is out.

McAvoy has missed the last 11 games because of a concussion but could return during the Bruins back-to-back on Friday/Saturday. Monitor his status as the week progresses.

Rask allowed just one goal on 37 shots in his return to the crease in Dallas last Friday. It was a great outing for Rask, who has now stopped 129 of the last 137 shots (.942 SV%) that he has faced (dating back to October 23rd in Ottawa). Tonight he faces a suddenly surging Red Wings team, who he stopped 32 of 34 shots against in an 8-2 win in mid-October.

Lettieri appeared in 14 games with the Rangers before being sent down, but only averaged 8:53 TOI/gm. The 23-year-old failed to record a point in those 14 games and heads to Hartford, where he had 36 points (23G / 13A) in 55 games a season ago.

Stralman has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury and is likely to miss his fifth consecutive game on Monday. The Lightning have four games this week, so there will be plenty of opportunities for Stralman to re-enter the lineup.

Lindholm missed last night’s game with a lower-body injury and was moved to IR. This is another big loss for the Ducks’ blueline that is already without Cam Fowler. Lindholm’s move to IR means that he will miss at least the next two games. Brandon Montour stepped up huge in Lindholm’s absence on Sunday, collecting one goal and two assists in the overtime loss.

Bergeron was originally listed as a game-time decision after sustaining an upper-body injury on Friday night. Returning to Boston suggests that he is going to miss some time, but expect a detailed update early next week.

Bergeron was nicked up in the Bruins loss in Dallas on Friday and will be a game-time call in Arizona tonight. Bergeron has had injury troubles in the past, but it doesn’t sound like this is overly serious.

Zadorov played a season-low 7:22 on Wednesday and will be replaced by Patrik Nemeth on Friday. Zadorov has just one goal and two assists in 18 games this season.

Rask allowed three goals on 14 shots after replacing Jaroslav Halak in the Bruins 8-5 loss to the Canucks on November 8th. After his personal leave, Rask is ready to start tonight in Dallas. Rask has had some struggles this season and will be in tough vs. a good offence with an extremely banged up blueline in front of him.