Pastrnak is "unfit to play" in Game 2 vs. the Hurricanes.
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Goaltending god Joonas Korpisalo led the Blue Jackets onto the ice for warmups for Game 2.
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Rask will start Game 2 vs. the Hurricanes.
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Korpisalo led the Blue Jackets onto the ice for warmups.
Korpisalo was 2-1 while posting a 1.45 GAA, .956 SV% and two shutouts in four starts vs. the Maple Leafs in the qualifying round. It was a terrific showing from Korpisalo, who is now the unquestioned No.1 in Columbus with Elvis Merzlikins out indefinitely. Korpisalo did not face the Lightning during the 2020 regular season.
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Rask will start Game 1 vs. the Hurricanes.
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Rask is expected to start Game 1 vs. the Hurricanes.
Rask missed Monday's practice but head coach Bruce Cassidy said that the plan is to start Rask on Tuesday. Rask started two of the three round-robin games, giving up five goals on 60 shots (.917 SV%). He did not face the Hurricanes during the 2020 regular season.
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Korpisalo will start Game 5 vs. the Maple Leafs.
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Rask will start Sunday vs. the Capitals.
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Korpisalo will start Game 3 vs. the Maple Leafs.
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Korpisalo led the Blue Jackets onto the ice for Game 2.
Korpisalo stopped all 28 shots the he faced in a shutout win over the Maple Leafs in Game 1. The Blue Jackets did a terrific job in limiting Toronto and Korpisalo was there to clean up the rest. As good as he was, Toronto is still a high-powered offence that should bring a better effort in Game 2, making Korpisalo a somewhat risky DFS play.
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Rask (undisclosed) will make his return to the crease on Wednesday.
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Korpisalo will start Game 1 vs. the Maple Leafs,
Rask (undisclosed) is "unfit to play" Sunday vs. the Flyers.
The Bruins have signed Victor Berglund to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Blue Jackets have signed Joonas Korpisalo to a two-year contract extension worth $5.6 million ($2.8M AAV).
Korpisalo was set to become a restricted free agent this offseason but got a two-year extension on Friday. Korpisalo will make $2.2 million in 2021 and $3.4 million in 2022, which would be the first season of his UFA years. In the first year without Sergei Bobrovsky, Korpisalo went 19-12-5 with a 2.60 GAA and .911 SV% in 37 games (35 starts) while splitting the crease primarily with Elvis Merzlikins. Throughout his five-year career, Korpisalo has gone 60-43-14 with a 2.80 GAA And .908 SV%.
The Blackhawks have signed Ian Mitchell to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Chicago selected Mitchell in the second-round (No. 57 overall) in 2017 and he finished his junior season at the University of Denver with 32 points (10G / 22A) in 36 games. The 21-year-old defenseman was a part of Team Canada's World Junior team in 2019, scoring one goal with two assists in five games.
The Bruins signed Nick Wolff to a one-year, entry-level contract.
Wolff was an undrafted free agent defenseman from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. In his senior season, Wolff failed to record a goal while piling up 10 assists in 33 games.
The Bruins signed Jeremy Swayman to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Boston picked Swayman in the fourth-round (No.111 overall) in 2017 and the 21-year-old netminder just finished his junior season at the University of Maine. The Anchorage, Alaska native was 18-11-5 with a 2.07 GAA and .939 SV%, which ranked second-best in the NCAA.
The Senators signed Mark Kastelic to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Ottawa selected Kastelic with the No.125 overall pick (fifth-round) in the 2019 NHL draft. The 21-year-old centre served as the captain for the Calgary Hitmen in 2019-20 while leading the team in goals (38) and tying for the team-lead in points (68) in 58 games. Following a five-year WHL career, Kastelic is expected to join Belleville (AHL) for the 2020-21 campaign.
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Rask will start Saturday vs. the Maple Leafs.