{"id":104928,"date":"2021-03-26T15:20:46","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T19:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=104928"},"modified":"2021-03-26T19:02:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T23:02:42","slug":"boston-bruins-tuukka-rask-sidelined-with-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/03\/26\/boston-bruins-tuukka-rask-sidelined-with-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Bruins&#8217; Tuukka Rask Sidelined with Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/03\/25\/nhl-predictions-march-25-with-new-york-rangers-vs-philadelphia-flyers\/\" target=\"_self\">Boston Bruins<\/a> announced that goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rasktu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tuukka Rask<\/a> is sidelined for at least the weekend with an upper-body injury.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLBruins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NHLBruins<\/a> updates per Bruce Cassidy:<\/p>\n<p>Tuukka Rask will not play this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Lauzon is &#8220;very close&#8221; to return but won&#8217;t play Sat.<\/p>\n<p>Karson Kuhlman is undergoing an MRI after blocking a shot last night.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Carlo, Kevan Miller, and Ondrej Kase skated before practice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ukCzTDqkWk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ukCzTDqkWk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLBruins\/status\/1375524705004892160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Bruins&#8217; Tuukka Rask Sidelined with Injury<\/h2>\n<p>Rask left the game on Thursday against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/islanders\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Islanders<\/a> after one period and did not return.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s game against the Islanders was the first he played since March 7. The 34-year-old was <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/03\/11\/boston-bruins-tuukka-rask-injury-sidelined\/\" target=\"_self\">injured during the 1-0 loss<\/a> against the New Jersey Devils. It&#8217;s unclear what caused him to leave the game against New York.<\/p>\n<p>Rask is currently 8-4-2 with a 2.46 goals-against average and .906 save percentage. The Bruins goaltender has a 299-162-66 career record in 550 games with 530 starts. Rask also has a 2.27 goals-against average, .921save percentage and 50 shutouts.<\/p>\n<p>He has appeared in 93 playoff games and has a 51-42-0 record, 2.20 goals-against average, .926 save percentage and seven shutouts. Rask was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/thomati01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim Thomas<\/a>&#8216; backup when Boston won the Stanley Cup in 2011.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means for the Future<\/h3>\n<p>Rask has been out for seven games so far and the Bruins have been relying on their backups to hold the fort. They were 3-2-1 since his injury on March 7 and added another overtime loss on Thursday. The team has also been suffering from injuries and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/03\/21\/covid-19-postponement-mixed-bag-boston-bruins\/\" target=\"_self\">COVID outbreaks<\/a>, having had <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/03\/19\/two-boston-bruins-games-postponed-due-to-nhl-covid-protocols\/\" target=\"_self\">two games postponed<\/a> this past week.<\/p>\n<p>Boston has been struggling throughout this season. This comes as a surprise as they were the favourites to be first in the division. Of course, they started without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/marchbr03.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brad Marchand<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pastrda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Pastrnak<\/a> but as they went back into the lineup, the injury bug didn&#8217;t leave the team.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/carlobr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Carlo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lauzoje01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeremy Lauzon<\/a> and Zach Senyshyn were all injured but returned to practice on Wednesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuralse01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Kuraly<\/a> and Jake DeBrusk are still on the NHL Covid Protocol List. Things are not going as planned for Boston.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re sitting on East Division&#8217;s fourth place with 37 points, three points ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/rangers\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Rangers<\/a>. Boston&#8217;s next three games are against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/sabres\/\" target=\"_self\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/devils\/\" target=\"_self\">New Jersey Devils<\/a>. These are must-wins if they want to keep their playoff spot safe. However, having Carlo, Lauzon and Senyshyn back in practice is a good sign and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/halakja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jaroslav Halak<\/a> has been solid when needed.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"AbaYcYfBTE9KNHqoMTiBkA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1181740353\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'AbaYcYfBTE9KNHqoMTiBkA',sig:'ZBZPtHBIHUlJEjULFyEkcGxioAAT2AKxbNWz6HelGPI=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1181740353',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Bruins announced that goaltender Tuukka Rask is sidelined for at least the weekend with an upper-body injury. #NHLBruins updates per Bruce Cassidy: Tuukka Rask will not play this weekend. Jeremy Lauzon is &#8220;very close&#8221; to return but won&#8217;t play Sat. Karson Kuhlman is undergoing an MRI after blocking a shot last night. 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