Tuukka Rask

Tuukka Rask expected to start for Bruins Thursday night

Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask was the first goalie off the ice ahead of Thursday night's matchup with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

What It Means:

Zane McIntyre started on Tuesday after Rask turned in a 32-save shutout Monday against the Buffalo Sabres. Rask is 7-1-0 this season and enters tonight with a 1.74 goals-against average and 0.941 save percentage. The Blue Jackets are fifth in the league in scoring with 3.18 goals a game.

Rask ranks fourth for FanDuel purposes Thursday night, according to numberFire's models, who give the 29-year-old a strong 61.0 percent chance of winning tonight. We project him to make 25.48 saves on 27.81 shot attempts versus Columbus.