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Marchand (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Monday.

Marchand has missed the last three games with an undisclosed injury, but he could return tonight vs. the Penguins. He skated on the Bruins top line with Patrice Bergeron and Reilly Smith in practice this morning, which is a good sign he’ll be back in tonight. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups.

Brad Marchand
Bobrovsky start back-to-back for the Blue Jackets.

Bobrovsky was sensational on Friday, stopping 38 of 41 shots and then six of seven shootout attempts in the loss to the Bruins. Despite the busy evening, Goalie Bob will be back in goal tonight vs. his former team in Philadelphia. In his first two career starts vs. Philly he is 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .969 SV%.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Bobrovsky starts for the Blue Jackets.

Bobrovsky surrendered five goals on 40 shots in the Blue Jackets 5-0 loss to the Red Wings on Tuesday. Detroit dominated Columbus for most of the night and Bob did not look nearly as good as he did in his return on Saturday. He draws a tough match ups vs. a Bruins team who appear to be back on track.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Barkov (illness) will play on Thursday.

Barkov missed Tuesday’s game with an illness, but he will be back in tonight vs. the Sharks. Barkov has been in an out of the lineup frequently as of late, but Barkov owners are hoping he can stay in the lineup for an extended period of time and start racking up points. He is worth adding to your watch list after this slow start.

Aleksander Barkov
Marchand (undisclosed) will not travel with the team to Columbus for Friday’s game.

Marchand was back on the ice for Bruins practice on Thursday morning, but he will not travel with the team. He will miss his second straight game and remains day-to-day. He should be considered questionable for Saturday’s game vs. the Habs.

Brad Marchand
Kulikov (knee) is not at Panthers’ practice on Monday.

Kulikov left Saturday’s game after a collision with Lance Bouma. He had an MRI and the results were encouraging as he did not sustain any serious damage to his knee. He will likely be sidelined for a little while, but it sounds like he avoided going on the shelf for an extended period of time. He will be replaced by Colby Robak if he can’t play tomorrow.

Dmitry Kulikov