Kobasew Out; Nokelainen In; Auld In

Chuck Kobasew will not play tonight because of a groin injury he suffered late in Thursday's 5-4 shootout win over Florida. Kobasew got tangled up with Jay Bouwmeester, fell awkwardly, and appeared to be in significant pain.

Claude Julien said the injury is minor and there's a possibility Kobasew could play on Tuesday against Ottawa.

* Phil Kessel will skate in Kobasew's spot on the second line. Petteri Nokelainen, who hasn't played since last Saturday, will re-enter the lineup.

* Alex Auld will start tonight. After relieving Tim Thomas to start the third period on Thursday, Auld didn't allow a single puck to get past him. Julien said it was a reward for Auld, but also a chance to give Thomas a rest headed into next week, when the Bruins play Ottawa, Pittsburgh, and Atlanta at home.

* Johan Holmqvist will start for Tampa Bay.

Tonight's expected lineup:

Axelsson-Savard-Murray
Sturm-Metropolit-Kessel
Lucic-Krejci-Nokelainen
Reich-Sobotka-Thornton

Chara-Wideman
Ference-Ward
Stuart-Hnidy

Auld