He’s back (probably).
Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask is expected to be back in net Saturday night when the B’s take on the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. Rask has missed the last three games, all of which were losses for the Bruins, so he’ll hope to stop the bleeding Saturday.
However, that will be easier said than done with David Pastrnak serving the first game of his two-game suspension for an illegal check to the head. Also, the Red Wings have gotten out to one of the best starts in the NHL this season, although they won’t have Thomas Vanek in their lineup.
Here are the projected lineups for both teams. The projected Detroit lines are according to MLive.com.
BOSTON BRUINS (3-4-0)
Brad Marchand–Patrice Bergeron–Danton Heinen
Ryan Spooner–David Krejci–Austin Czarnik
Matt Beleskey–Riley Nash–Jimmy Hayes
Tim Schaller–Dominic Moore–Noel Acciari
Zdeno Chara–Brandon Carlo
Torey Krug–Adam McQuaid
John-Michael Liles–Colin Miller
Tuukka Rask
DETROIT RED WINGSÂ (6-2-0)
Gustav Nyquist–Frans Nielsen–Dylan Larkin
Tomas Tatar–Henrik Zetterberg–Justin Abdelkader
Andreas Athanasiou–Darren Helm–Riley Sheahan
Drew Miller–Luke Glendening–Steve Ott
Danny DeKeyser–Mike Green
Jonathan Ericsson–Alexey Marchenko
Brendan Smith–Ryan Sproul
Jimmy Howard
Thumbnail photo via Dan Hamilton/USA TODAY Sports Images
