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Still out Rask (upper body) won't play Saturday against the Penguins, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports.

Impact Per the report, Rask is still undergoing treatment for his upper-body injury, which is thought to be a back issue. His status for Boston's back-to-back games Monday and Tuesday thus remains unclear. In the meantime, look for Jaroslav Halak to draw the start in goal for the Bruins on Saturday afternoon.

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Not quite ready Though Miller (knee) is getting closer to a return to action, he won't play Saturday against the Penguins, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.

Impact Supporting the possibility that Miller could return to action as soon as Monday against the Flyers is that he skated on the Bruins' third defensive pairing along with Jeremy Lauzon during Friday's practice. Miller last saw game action Feb. 18.

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Crosby and Pittsburgh take on Boston

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins hit the ice against the Boston Bruins

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Bruins' Bruce Cassidy Disappointed In Veteran Players For Careless Play Boston Bruins veterans made some careless plays Thursday night, something head coach Bruce Cassidy was disappointed by.

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Dan Vladar Expresses Disappointment In Himself After Bruins' Loss Boston Bruins goalie Dan Vladar said he was disappointed in himself after his team's loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.

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Penguins beat Bruins 4-1 for 1st win in Boston since 2014 PITTSBURGH - Mike Matheson scored a highlight-reel goal after a lengthy rush, and the surging Penguins beat the Bruins 4-1 Thursday night fo...

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Penguins end long winless drought in Boston; beat Bruins 4-1 It was Pittsburgh's first win in Boston since 2014

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Penguins end long winless drought in Boston; beat Bruins 4-1 BOSTON (AP) — Mike Matheson scored a highlight-reel goal after a lengthy rush, and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins ended a long winless drou...

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Penguins end long winless drought in Boston; beat Bruins 4-1 Mike Matheson scored a highlight-reel goal after a lengthy rush, and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins ended a long winless drought in Boston...

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Suffers first loss Vladar made 19 saves in a 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh on Thursday.

Impact He allowed three goals. The first came in close and the second was on an end-to-end rush. The third was a tap-in on a cross-crease pass. Vladar remains the number two man while Tuukka Rask remains sidelined with an upper-body injury. He is now 2-1 record in three starts with a 2.03 GAA and .929 save percentage.

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Penguins end long winless drought in Boston; beat Bruins 4-1

Mike Matheson scored a highlight-reel goal after a lengthy rush, and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins ended a long winless drought in Boston with a 4-1 victory over the Bruins

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Back with taxi squad McKegg was promoted to the taxi squad Thursday, per CapFriendly.

Impact McKegg will return to a depth role with the taxi squad. The 28-year-old has one goal in four contests at the NHL level this year.

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Returns to Thursday's game Lauzon (undisclosed) returned to Thursday's game against the Penguins, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.

Impact Lauzon logged just 3:04 of ice time in the first period before exiting, but he returned to the ice a few minutes into the second frame. The 23-year-old will aim to build on the three assists he accrued through the first 19 contests.

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Missing from bench Lauzon wasn't present on the bench to start the second period of Thursday's game against the Penguins, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.

Impact This was Lauson's fourth game back from a hand injury. The 23-year-old logged 3:04 of ice time across six shifts before leaving Thursday's game. It's unclear what forced him to leave.

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Done early Thursday Carlo (upper body) will not return to Thursday's game against the Penguins.

Impact Carlo played 6:59 during the first period, but he apparently got hurt at some point. This was just his second game back from a previous upper-body injury suffered on a Tom Wilson hit in early March. More information on Carlo's status will likely surface before Saturday's game against the Penguins.

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Bruins notebook: Will Anders Bjork’s improved play lead to goals? Anders Bjork at least appears to be on the right track these days. Bjork, who was once thought of by Bruins management as a top six wing whe...

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Bruins Odds: Ride B's, Dan Vladar Against Penguins At TD Garden The Boston Bruins need Dan Vladar to be at his best against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He's already answered every challenge so far this seaso...

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Centers fourth line Frederic is in line to be promoted to the active roster for Thursday night's game against the Penguins, Eric Russo of the Bruins' official site reports.

Impact Frederic, who is slated to center Anton Blidh and Karson Kuhlman on Thursday, has logged four goals and five points in 32 games, but his 53 PIM are helpful to those in formats where penalty minutes are factored in.

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Third line duty on tap Senyshyn is in line to be promoted to the active roster for Thursday night's game against the Penguins, Eric Russo of the Bruins' official site reports.

Impact Though Senyshyn hasn't recorded a point in four games with the big club this season, the 2015 first-rounder has held his own at the NHL level, with his speed adding a welcome dimension to the Bruins' forward corps. Senyshyn is slated to work on the team's third line Thursday night, along with Anders Bjork and Charlie Coyle.

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Remains out Rask (upper body) won't play Thursday night against the Penguins, Eric Russo of the Bruins' official site reports.

Impact Daniel Vladar will be backed up by Jaroslav Halak on Thursday and looking ahead, it doesn't seem likely that we'll see Rask -- who's thought to be nursing a back issue -- start again before the beginning of next week, when the Bruins play back-to-back games Monday and Tuesday.

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