Bergeron missed the Bruins’ first three games this season, but will be in the lineup for the home opener on Thursday. Bergeron is one of the best two way centres in the NHL and is coming off of a 68-point season (32G / 36A). Make sure he is active in all formats.
Rask stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Bruins’ win in Winnipeg on Monday. It was an excellent outing for the Finnish netminder, who is now 2-0-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .939 SV% to start the young season. This is exactly the start Rask needed coming off of a disappointing 2015-16 season by his lofty standards. He draws a great matchup tonight vs. the low-scoring Devils.
Bergeron missed the first three games of the season, but was skating between Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak at Wednesday’s practice and is “on track to play tomorrow” according to head coach Claude Julien. With Bergeron back, David Backes will move to the wing on the second line.
Rask was set to start Saturday’s game in Toronto, but he was held out because he was dinged up. However, Rask is good to go tonight. Rask stopped 28 of 31 shots in the Bruins’ season opening win in Columbus last Thursday.
Bergeron will miss his third consecutive game with a lower-body injury on Monday. Bergeron is expected to practice on Wednesday, which could put him on-pace to return to the lineup on Thursday or Saturday.
Rask was set to start Saturday’s game in Toronto, but he was held out because he was dinged up. The Bruins are optimistic that Rask will be good to go tonight, but there will not be confirmation until after their morning skate. Rask stopped 28 of 31 shots in the Bruins’ season opening win in Columbus last Thursday.
Rask allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Bruins win in Columbus on Thursday. Rask allowed two goals in the first period, but settled in nicely and was able to secure his first win of the season. Rask will try and string two wins together tonight vs. a Maple Leafs team that he dominated last year. The Finnish netminder was 4-0-1 with a 1.95 GAA and .935 SV% in five starts against Toronto in 2015-16.
Bergeron missed the Bruins’ season opener with a lower-body injury and will be held out of tonight’s contest as well. His absence on Thursday didn’t seem to affect the Bruins much, as David Backes stepped in seamlessly. Bergeron remains day-to-day.
By Rask’s standards, 2015-16 wasn’t a good year for the Bruins’ netminder. However, he still won 31 games with 2.56 GAA and .915 SV%. The 29-year-old has been one of the better goalies in the NHL for the better part of seven season and should improve on last year’s numbers in 2016-17. He is a solidified No.1 in Boston and in fantasy circles and could get off to a nice start in Columbus. Rask was 17-8-3 with a 2.37 GAA and .924 SV% in 30 starts on the road last year--significantly better than his home numbers. Surprisingly.
Bergeron was held off of the ice during the Bruins’ practice on Wednesday and will miss their season opener on Thursday. With Bergeron out, David Backes will shift to centre and take his spot between Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak. Bergeron is listed as day-to-day.
There is no word on when Arvidsson suffered the injury, but it puts his stats for the Predators’ season opener in question. Arvidsson is a talented offensive winger, but will likely find it difficult to carve out a large enough role on a deep team to be fantasy relevant.
Krejci is recovering from offseason hip surgery and will get in his first game action since the procedure on Tuesday. Consistency is the name of the game for the Czech centre, who is coming off of a 17-goal, 46-assist season in 2015-16.
Johnson took part in the Lightning’s optional morning skate this morning, but remains a game-time decision for Game 1 vs. the Red Wings. The Lightning vs. Red Wings get underway at 7:00 p.m., so monitor his status when they hit the ice for warmups at 6:30 p.m. Johnson torched the Red Wings last season, scoring six goals with one assist (seven points) in seven games. He finished the playoffs with 23 points (13G / 10A).
Johnson centred the Lightning’s top line in Tuesday’s practice and appears to be on track to play in Game 1 vs. the Red Wings. Johnson is expected to take part in Wednesday’s morning skate before he makes a decision whether or not he can play in the series opener.
Johnson suffered an upper-body injury in the Lightning’s season finale on Saturday and did not return. He was not on the ice for Monday’s practice so the Lightning will wait and see if he is available for Tuesday’s practice.
