Retired goaltender Tuukka Rask made a cameo appearance at practice Thursday with the Boston Bruins. With Jeremy Swayman sidelined by an illness, Rask joined netminder Linus Ullmark on the ice for morning skate ahead of Thursday night's home game against Buffalo.
A familiar face returned to Boston Bruins practice with Jeremy Swayman feeling under the weather on Thursday. Tuukka Rask, who spent 15 years with the Bruins before retiring in 2022, dressed in morning skate as an emergency backup goalie.
There’s an old quote attributed to NHL coach turned broadcaster Harry Neale that states, “Goaltending is 75 percent of your hockey team, unless you don’t have it.
Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask recently shot down the long-standing rumor that he missed the last game of the 2015-16 regular season because he was hungover.
Many hugs, but not enough. Bruins fans had been spoiled with reliable goaltending for about a decade, as Tim Thomas and Tuukka Rask each ensured that the performance between the pipes would rarely, if ever, be the Bruins’ chief concern.
Former Boston Bruins winger, and still fan favorite for Bruins fans, Milan Lucic is unsure of his NHL future. After helping Hockey Canada win Gold at the
What we’re seeing right now is truly special. Bobrovsky has a 0.69 goals against average, a .978 save percentage, as well as a 0.991 SV, 0.27 GAA and 4.10 goals saved above average at 5-on-5 according to Natural Stat Trick.
The only team to already have clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Boston Bruins return home from a five-game road trip to face the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.
Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery is a fan of Cale Makar and former Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask is a fan of Fenway Park. More on that, more Boston
Late in the 2005-06 season, former Boston Bruins president Harry Sinden decided to part ways with then general manager (GM) Mike O’Connell. The Bruins were well on their way to a last-place finish in the then Northeast Division and needed a shake-up.
Five players selected that night went on to appear in at least 1,000 NHL games, including Penguins icon Sydney Crosby.
Lots of hugs...but lots of love? Heading into last season, the Bruins had Tuukka Rask’s “will he or won’t he?” question looming over the crease for the early part of the season.
Do the Bruins have a real plan in place? It doesn't seem like it.
Former NHL goaltender Tuukka Rask isn’t leaving the NHL even though he’s now officially retired from it. A failed comeback in February told him it was
In this edition of Boston Bruins News & Rumors, Tuukka Rask was honored before Thursday night’s game versus the New Jersey Devils. In other news, Erik Haula is proving to be the team’s second-line centerman they didn’t know they had.
Tuukka Rask is one of the most important players to ever be a member of the Boston Bruins organization. Whether you love him or hate him, this is an undeniable truth that cannot be refuted and will stand the test of time given his contributions to the team.
Rask retires with a career .921 save percentage and an overall record of 308 wins, 165 losses and 66 overtime losses.
The 34-year-old has been working his way back from hip surgery, and it appears he is close to rejoining the Bruins.
Tuukka Rask, the Boston Bruins' all-time leaders in wins and starts as a goaltender, is taking a major step toward returning to the team by starting for the AHL's Providence Bruins.
Rask’s numbers on the international stage are nothing short of stunning, with a .938 save percentage and 1.73 goals-against average in the 2014 Olympics and a .920 save percentage and 2.02 GAA in the 2016 World Cup.
Tuukka Rask looked tired and defeated after the Islanders beat the Bruins in six games. “We’re all getting older and we’re not going to last forever, so it’s definitely closing at some point,” he said about Boston’s Stanley Cup window.
The former Vezina Trophy winner will certainly start Boston's second-round series against the Islanders, but rookie netminder Jeremy Swayman will get the call if he suffers another injury.
Though he is unquestionably their starting goaltender right now and just posted a .941 save percentage in the first round, it will be interesting to see how the two sides come together this offseason.
Rask hasn’t played a full game in more than a month as he’s dealt with a back injury. His last full performance came on March 7 against the New Jersey Devils.
Tuukka Rask was both a hero and the butt end of a hilarious set of circumstances on Wednesday night game as the Boston Bruins pulled out a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers.
Rask was one of the best goaltenders in the NHL last season, going 26-8-6 with a 2.12 goals-against average and .929 save percentage.
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