Center Patrice Bergeron will miss his third straight game because of a lower-body injury. Coach Claude Julien told the Bruins website he expects Bergeron to rejoin practice Wednesday. Bergeron has been skating in Boston, but no timetable has been set for his return to the lineup. Goaltender Tuukka Rask is expected to start his second game after missing a 4-1 loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday because of an undisclosed injury. Rask said he was sore after trying to stop a shot in a 6-3 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 13. Rask, who was the backup to Anton Khudobin against the Maple Leafs, was the first goalie off the ice following the morning skate Monday.
Jets team scope
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is expected to make his second start of the season. Hellebuyck made 23 saves in a 5-4 overtime win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Oct. 13. Rookie left wing Patrick Laine, the No. 2 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft, has one goal, two points and a plus-2 rating in two games. He likely will resume his role on left wing with center Mark Scheifele and right wing Blake Wheeler. The Jets begin a three-game homestand at MTS Centre that includes games against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday and Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. "It's always a tough test [against the Bruins]," captain Blake Wheeler told the Jets website. "They always come in here and play a tough game."
Schaller, who signed a one-year, two-way contract July 1, likely will make his Bruins debut, replacing Czarnik in the lineup. ... Chiarot will replace Stuart on defense for the Jets, and Armia will replace Thorburn, according to the Winnipeg Sun.
Who's hot
Marchand has two goals, six points and a plus-4 rating in two games and Pastrnak has three goals, five points and a plus-5 rating in two games. … Scheifele has scored a goal in each of the Jets' first two games, and has three points.
