Boston Bruins News

Pastrnak will miss his second straight game on Saturday, but head coach Marco Sturm does not believe it will keep their superstar winger out long-term. His next chance to return is next Tuesday in Detroit.

Zacha missed Friday's game with an upper-body injury he suffered on a face-off on Wednesday. Zacha's return will be even more important on Saturday, with David Pastrnak still out. Zacha is pointless in his last there games but has 17 points (5G / 12A) in 25 games this season.

Callahan has picked up two assists in 12 AHL games this season and is expected to draw into the lineup for his fourth game on Saturday. Callahan, who has one goal and no assists in 20 career NHL games, will replace Henri Jokiharju, who was placed on IR on Saturday morning.

Jokiharju suffered an undisclosed injury vs. The Rangers on Friday and will miss Saturday's game after being placed on IR this morning. Michael Callahan was recalled from Providence (AHL) to fill-in for Jokiharju on Saturday.

Swayman stopped 44 of 45 shots in the Bruins' win over the Islanders on Wednesday. Swayman has gone 7-2-0 with a .936 SV% in nine games in November and will face the Red Wings without David Pastrnak on Saturday. The Bruins enter play as +125 home underdogs.

With David Pastrnak (undisclosed) and Pavel Zacha (undisclosed) added to a growing list of noteworthy injured players for the Bruins, Georgii Merkulov and Riley Tufte will draw into the lineup on Friday against the New York Rangers. The 27-year-old Tufte has spent most of the season with Providence (AHL), scoring 16 points (8G / 8A) in 13 games, but has one goal in three games with Boston.

With David Pastrnak (undisclosed) and Pavel Zacha (undisclosed) added to a growing list of noteworthy injured players for the Bruins, Georgii Merkulov and Riley Tufte will draw into the lineup on Friday against the New York Rangers. The 25-year-old Merkulov has spent the entirety of the 2025-26 season campaign in the AHL, scoring 14 points (6G / 8A) in 17 games.

Zacha has missed only four games over the previous three seasons, but will not play on Friday against the New York Rangers, missing his first contest of 2025-26 due to an undisclosed injury and being listed as day-to-day. The 28-year-old Czech forward has 17 points (5G / 12A) and joins a growing list of noteworthy Bruins players sidelined due to injuries.

A Bruins team that is already without the services of several key players will also be without Pastrnak on Friday against the New York Rangers. The 29-year-old elite Czech forward has 29 points (11G / 18A) in 25 games, factoring in on 37 percent of Boston's goals this season. Pastrnak has played all 82 games in three straight seasons and will miss his first contest of 2025-26, out day-to-day.

Despite several major player departures since last season and several key injuries in 2025-26, the Bruins are off to a competitive 14-11-0 start, due in part to strong play between the pipes from Jeremy Swayman. That said, the Bruins will turn to Korpisalo on Friday afternoon against the New York Rangers. The 31-year-old Korpisalo has an ugly 3.43 GAA and .878 SV% in nine games (4-5-0) and will be hard-pressed for a Bruins’ victory with David Pastrnak (undisclosed) out of the lineup.

Mittelstadt has not played in three weeks, recovering from an upper-body injury, but will draw back into the lineup on Friday against the New York Rangers. The 27-year-old forward is averaging 14:32 time-on-ice and has nine points (4G / 5A) in 15 games this season. With a myriad of injuries in Boston's top-six, Mittelstadt will likely be due for a sizeable increase in his deployment in his return to the ice.

Blumel signed with the Bruins in the offseason, hoping he would have a shot at making the team's opening-night roster, but spent the first six weeks of the season in the AHL. With a myriad of injuries for the Bruins, Blumel has had a favorable deployment in three games, including playing on the top powerplay unit, but he has yet to record a point. The 25-year-old has 13 points (2G / 11A) in 13 games with Providence (AHL) this season.

After a forgetful 2024-25 season, posting a career-worst 3.11 GAA and .892 SV% in 58 games (22-29-7), Swayman has been terrific in 2025-26. The 27-year-old American netminder has an absurd .800 quality start percentage, posting a 2.79 GAA and .909 SV% in 15 games this season (9-6-0). He has allowed three or fewer goals in all but three of his outings this season. The Bruins enter Wednesday's contest as +142 road underdogs against an Islanders team that has scored just one goal in its last two games (1-1-0).