Joonas Korpisalo will get the nod Saturday night time when the Bruins attempt to lengthen their win streak to 6 video games in opposition to the Blackhawks in Chicago on the United Middle.
Jeremy Swayman performed the earlier two video games however there is no such thing as a have to overwork him in the meanwhile. Korpisalo, a lot improved these days, has stopped 55-of-56 pictures in final two begins.
Whereas the goalie selection is about and the ahead traces will stay the identical, there are a few game-time choices on the again finish. Each Andrew Peeke, who left Thursday’s win over the Seattle Kraken with a lower-body damage, and Hampus Lindholm, who has been out since struggling a lower-body damage in Vancouver on Jan. 3, participated within the morning skate.
Coach Marco Sturm did time period Peeke as uncertain, however the defenseman was comfortable to get on the ice.
“To have the ability to skate this rapidly is a very good step. It’s in a great spot. I need to be wholesome however I need to be able to go on the identical time,” Peeke instructed reporters in Chicago.
With the uncertainty lingering on the again finish, right-shot defenseman and Hanson native Billy Sweezey was recalled from Windfall on an emergency foundation.
“The final couple of minutes, he’s been their motor, the man not simply on the ice and off the ice,” stated Sturm. “We’re simply getting ready if a man like Peeke is out, if we’d like a man like that, who may give us 12 minutes, who can block pictures. It was a straightforward selection. Speaking to everybody down in Windfall, he undoubtedly deserved that.”
That is the B’s siblings journey, with gamers’ brothers or sisters alongside for the experience on the annual household journey. Sturm hopes it was going to offer them a lift.
“Normally it does. It’s only a good factor having them round,” stated Sturm. “It’s normally the mother or dads, now it’s the siblings so there’s a variety of stress on them proper now. However it’s nice. They’re actually excited and hopefully we may give them two actually good video games (they journey on to Dallas for a Tuesday recreation). We’ve one thing good happening proper now however we don’t need to lose that edge we had happening within the final 5 video games.”
Sturm stated that Chicago has at all times been certainly one of his favourite stops.
“There are cities the place you felt you at all times had good video games and dangerous video games. I really feel like Chicago was at all times one of many higher ones,” stated Sturm. “It begins with the nationwide anthem. It’s excellent. I want I performed on the outdated rink. I missed that sadly. It’s nonetheless good. A whole lot of good reminiscences right here and the blokes ought to take pleasure in it.”
