Rookie goalie Zane McIntyre will make his first NHL start after making his first NHL appearance in relief of fellow rookie Malcolm Subban in the Boston Bruins' 5-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild at TD Garden on Tuesday. McIntyre made 15 saves on 17 shots after relieving Subban with 9:24 to play in the second period. Subban will be the backup. The Bruins are going with the rookie tandem for the second straight game because Tuukka Rask (general soreness) and Anton Khudobin (upper body) remain out. "Just exciting," McIntyre said. "Obviously anxious to get out there, but confident in my preparation, what I do beforehand to get prepared for the game. Just going to take those normal steps, eat the same stuff, do the same stuff, do the weird quirky stuff beforehand and just be ready to rock when the puck drops." Boston will also be without forward David Backes for the second straight game. Backes had surgery to remove the olecranon bursa from his elbow Monday, according to general manager Don Sweeney, and his condition is expected to be updated after the weekend. The Bruins have lost back-to-back games by a combined score of 9-2. They have been outshot 62-48 in those games.
