BruinsPublished: Nov. 29, 2025, 7:11 p.m.
Boston Bruins center Pavel Zacha (18) skates with the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks in San Jose, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP
BOSTON — The Bruins got good news before Saturday’s game with Detroit.
Pavel Zacha is back and will start for the Bruins. He’ll center a line with Marat Khustnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt.
David Pastrnak remains out.
Zacha and Pastrnak were each unexpected late scratches from Friday’s loss to the Rangers.
Zacha participated in morning skate on Saturday, but was officially a game-time decision until the lineup was announced.
Newly called-up Michael Callahan also returned to the lineup for his fourth game this season. He was called when Henri Jokiharju went on injured reserve.
Matt Vautour has covered sports professionally in Massachusetts since 1996 and has been a columnist at MassLive since 2018.
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