Rask dealing with minor injury, not expected to play Tuesday

The Boston Bruins will likely be without their talented starting goaltender for yet another game.

Tuukka Rask is nursing a minor injury and it "doesn't look like he'll be able" to play Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings, Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy told reporters Monday.

The coach said it appears unlikely Rask will be ready in time for the contest because he hasn't skated for three days now, and the netminder "probably wants to get in a little work before he goes back in" the crease.

Rask was a late scratch Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens with what Cassidy deemed a "very minor injury" at the time, according to WEEI's Ty Anderson.

The 30-year-old has a .919 save percentage and a record of 26-11-4 in 42 games this season, but has struggled lately, going 4-3-0 with an .888 save percentage in his last seven contests.

After Tuesday night's home date with the Red Wings, the Bruins host the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday and then take on the Chicago Blackhawks in Boston on Saturday, in the first game of a weekend home-and-home back-to-back.