Tuukka Rask Expects To Be Healthy Enough To Play Tuesday Night
BOSTON (CBS) -- Tuukka Rask missed Saturday night's game in Brooklyn due to a lower-body injury. It caused quite a stir.
But the 30-year-old netminder said it was a minor issue, and he expects to be back on the ice when the Bruins take on the Nashville Predators at the TD Garden on Tuesday night.
Tuukka Rask said he feels ready to play tomorrow.
— Fluto Shinzawa (@FlutoShinzawa) March 27, 2017
Rask on how he is feeling: "Good. Good to get back on the ice today."
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) March 27, 2017
Rask confident he's good moving forward. When he was asked if he was worried that it will crop up again: "No I don't think so."
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) March 27, 2017
Prior to missing Saturday's game -- which the Bruins won, 2-1, in front of Anton Khudobin -- Rask had been on a four-game losing streak, in which he posted an .842 save percentage and 4.53 GAA.
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Still, interim coach Bruce Cassidy expressed confidence in Rask.
#Bruins Coach Bruce Cassidy basically said if Tuukka is ready to play physically Tuesday then he'll get the start. - #wbz
— Dan Roche (@RochieWBZ) March 27, 2017
#Bruins Coach Bruce Cassidy: "Tuukka's our #1 (goalie). He's earned that." - #wbz
— Dan Roche (@RochieWBZ) March 27, 2017
For the season, Rask's save percentage is down to .910, which is the lowest mark of any season in his career.
In other injury news, David Krejci has an undisclosed upper-body injury but is also expected to play Tuesday.