Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman will start against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports. The team has decided to go with Swayman for a second consecutive day. He had 31 saves in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Minnesota Wild, taking his record to 29-15-4. Across 48 starts, Swayman has registered one shutout with a 2.72 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage. The Olympic champion has a tough matchup on Sunday against a team that has posted the NHL's second-best record at 19-5-4 since making a coaching change in January. Columbus is averaging 3.46 goals per game under Rick Bowness.

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (illness) will miss a second consecutive game on Sunday against the Nashville Predators, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports. The Art Ross Trophy contender is battling an illness and was a late scratch on Saturday against Ottawa. Nicholas Paul (illness) also didn't play against the Senators, forcing Tampa Bay into a major reshuffle up front. Gage Goncalves filled in for Kucherov on the first line, recording one assist. He will have an expanded role again on Sunday and looks like a good fantasy option, having averaged nearly a point per game this month.

Boston Bruins defenseman Mason Lohrei (upper body) won't play on Sunday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports. According to Bruins head coach Marco Strum, Lohrei has been dealing with an upper-body injury "for a while." He logged just 11:47 of action in Saturday's win over Minnesota. The 25-year-old has been having trouble offensively lately, but his total of 25 points (seven goals, 18 assists) in 68 games this season is respectable. After being an ugly minus-43 a year ago, Lohrei has a plus-12 rating and has recorded 68 SOG and 85 blocks. Henri Jokiharju will replace Lohrei in the lineup against Columbus. These days, Hokiharju sees very little action, but he has posted assists in both of his last two appearances.

Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Dmitri Voronkov (hand) will be out week-to-week, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports. The Russian forward was injured in Saturday's loss to the San Jose Sharks. With little left in the regular season, this could be Voronkov's final game of 2025-26. He has been out of favor anyway, sitting out nine of 10 games as a healthy scratch before re-entering the lineup on Saturday. Danton Heinen will replace Voronkov on the second line in Sunday's matchup with the Boston Bruins. Miles Wood is also going to rejoin the lineup, bumping Kent Johnson to the press box.