Boston Bruins News

Rask skipped the optional morning skate; suggests he'll start on Thursday.

Rask stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Bruins win over the Flames on Tuesday. Rask has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.00 GAA and .940 SV%. Tonight he faces the Blackhawks, who have won four of their last six, including a 5-2 blowout win over the Red Wings last night. Being on a back-to-back makes it a slightly better matchup for Rask, but still not ideal.

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Rask leads the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.

Rask allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Bruins loss to the Lightning on Sunday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Rask, who will go tonight vs. the Flames. Rask, who is 10-13-2 with a 3.03 GAA and .901 SV% in 24 starts on home ice—the Flames come in having lost five in a row and eight of their last nine.

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Rask skipped the optional morning skate; suggests he'll start tonight.

Rask allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Bruins loss to the Lightning on Sunday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Rask, who is expected to go tonight vs. the Flames. Rask, who is 10-13-2 with a 3.03 GAA and .901 SV% in 24 starts on home ice—the Flames come in having lost five in a row and eight of their last nine.

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Korpisalo starts Monday in New York.

Korpisalo allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Blue Jackets win over the Panthers on Saturday. Korpisalo has won three in a row while allowing a combined eight goals on 87 shots (.908 SV%). Tonight will be his 23rd of the season and 12th in February—he has gone 7-2-2 wit ha 2.50 GAA and .922 SV% this month.

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Rask leads the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.

Rask turned aside 39 of 40 shots in the Bruins win in Carolina on Friday. That’s now three straight wins for Rask and back-to-back games facing 40-plus shots and only allowing a single goal. Rask is 7-2-1 with a 2.65 GAA and .924 SV% in February, but he was torched for six goals on 23 shots in a 6-3 loss in his first start vs. the Lightning back in October.

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Rask was the first goalie off of the ice at the Bruins morning skate.

Rask turned aside 39 of 40 shots in the Bruins win in Carolina on Friday. That’s now three straight wins for Rask and back-to-back games facing 40-plus shots and only allowing a single goal. Rask is 7-2-1 with a 2.65 GAA and .924 SV% in February, but he was torched for six goals on 23 shots in a 6-3 loss in his first start vs. the Lightning back in October.

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Rask starts Friday in Carolina.

Rask stopped 41 of 42 shots in the Bruins 5-1 win in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Rask stood on his head to earn his 23rd win of the season and third in four games. Tonight will be Rask’s 45th start of the season and it comes in Carolina. He is 13-5-3 with a 2.10 GAA and .932 SV% on the road this season and the Hurricanes are coming off of a 3-1 loss to the lowly Maple Leafs last night.

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Korpisalo takes on the Devils on Thursday.

Korpisalo allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Blue Jackets win in Boston on Monday. Curtis McElhinney got the start in Tuesday’s shootout loss, so Korpisalo will go tonight vs. the Devils. Korpisalo is 5-2-2 with a 2.63 GAA and .921 SV% in nine starts since the All-Star break. New Jersey has gone 1-3-0 in their last four.

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Rask will start Wednesday vs. Pittsburgh.

Rask allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Bruins win in Dallas on Saturday. Jonas Gustavsson got the nod on Monday, so the Bruins to go back to Rask tonight vs. the Penguins. The 28-year-old has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .970 SV% in his first two starts against Pittsburgh this season.

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Rask is in the starter's crease this morning.

Rask allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Bruins win in Dallas on Saturday. Jonas Gustavsson got the nod on Monday, so expect the Bruins to go back to Rask tonight vs. the Penguins. The 28-year-old has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .970 SV% in his first two starts against Pittsburgh this season.

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Korpisalo will make his 12th straight start on Monday.

Korpisalo allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Blue Jackets 4-0 loss to the Sabres on Friday. It was a rare rough outing for Korpisalo, who is 6-2-2 with a 2.37 GAA and .929 SV% in his last 10 starts. Tonight he will face the Bruins for the second time in a week—he allowed two goals on 30 shots in a 2-1 OT loss last Tuesday.

Joonas Korpisalo
Rask leads the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.

Rask gave up two goals on 24 shots in the Bruins 2-0 shutout loss to the Predators on Thursday. Rask is 4-2-1 with a 3.06 GAA and .911 SV% in eight starts in February. Rask will face a Stars team that has dropped their last two games, but scored five goals on 19 shots in their first game vs. Boston.

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Rask was the first goalie off of for the Bruins.

Rask gave up two goals on 24 shots in the Bruins 2-0 shutout loss to the Predators on Thursday. Rask is 4-2-1 with a 3.06 GAA and .911 SV% in eight starts in February. Rask will face a Stars team that has dropped their last two games, but scored five goals on 19 shots in their first game vs. Boston.

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Korpisalo starts Friday vs. Buffalo.

Korpisalo gave up two goals on 30 shots in the Blue Jackets 2-1 OT loss to the Bruins on Tuesday. Korpisalo is an impressive 8-1-3 with a 1.94 GAA and .942 SV% in his last 12 starts and draws a great matchup tonight. He has never faced the Sabres, but Korpisalo has gone 5-2-3 with a 2.27 GAA and .928 SV% on home ice this season.

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Rask leads the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.

Rask stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Bruins win in Columbus on Tuesday. It was a nice bounce-back performance from Rask, who allowed five goals in his previous outing. Rask is 4-1-1 with a 3.20 GAA and .910 SV% in seven starts since the All-Star break. Tonight he faces a Predators team that has lost three of his last four.

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Rask skipped the Bruins optional skate; expected to start in Nashville.

Rask stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Bruins win in Columbus on Tuesday. It was a nice bounce-back performance from Rask, who allowed five goals in his previous outing. Rask is 4-1-1 with a 3.20 GAA and .910 SV% in seven starts since the All-Star break. Tonight he faces a Predators team that has lost three of his last four.

Tuukka Rask
Rask leads the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.

Rask was pulled after he allowed five goals on 24 shots in the Bruins loss in Detroit on Sunday. Rask has gone 3-1-1 with a 3.63 GAA and .902 SV% in six starts since the All-Star break. Tonight he faces the Blue Jackets on the road—Columbus has won four of five and Rask has been much better on the road than at home this season.

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