Korpisalo is expected to start on the road against Pittsburgh on Saturday, per Kevin Paul Dupont of The Boston Globe. Korpisalo has a 9-6-2 record, 2.86 GAA and .892 save percentage in 19 appearances in 2024-25.
Korpisalo turned aside 20 shots in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Hurricanes. The Bruins never led on the night, but Korpisalo nearly got the game to OT and earned a point for his team -- until Nikita Zadorov whiffed on a clearing attempt inside the final minute of regulation and put the puck right on Seth Jarvis' stick for the game-winner.
Korpisalo will patrol the visiting crease in Carolina on Thursday. Korpisalo stopped 31 shots in his last start, defeating the Penguins 3-2 on March 1. Korpisalo is 10-6-2 with three shutouts, a 2.81 GAA and an .
Korpisalo has to settle for his 10th win of the season and his first since Jan. 23, although he got only two starts in between those victories as Jeremy Swayman continues to draw a heavy workload in the crease for Boston.
David Pastrnak, Mason Lohrei, and Charlie Coyle (empty net) scored for the Bruins. Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves.
If Bruins’ GM Don Sweeney wasn’t inclined to completely blow up his team before Thursday’s game in Carolina, then what transpired at Lenovo Center might have had him reaching for the detonator. The Bruins finished the pre-trade deadline portion of their season with one of their best road efforts since the Christmas break only to lose in a typically,
Mason Lohrei added a power-play goal for Boston and Charlie Coyle scored an empty-net shorthanded goal to give the Bruins a 3-1 lead in the final minute. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 29 shots for his first win since Jan.
His third-period tally denied Joonas Korpisalo a shutout with 5:59 left in the third period. Beauvillier is up to 13 goals, 20 points, 114 shots on net, 107 hits and an even plus-minus rating over 61 appearances this season.
The Boston Bruins have found some spectacular ways to lose games this season, but Thursday night might take the cake.
The Bruins' roster is looking a lot different following the NHL trade deadline, which saw Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle and more dealt.
Korpisalo made 31 saves in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Penguins. The 30-year-old netminder took a shutout into the third period before Anthony Beauvillier spoiled it with a shorthanded tally. Korpisalo has to settle for his 10th win of the season and his first since Jan.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Seth Jarvis scored with 18 seconds remaining to lift the Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Bruins Thursday night at Lenovo Center. Jarvis pounced on a Nikita Zadorov clearing attempt as the Bruins defenseman’s stick shattered right in front of Joonas Korpisalo.