BOSTON — Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask has opted out of the defending Eastern Conference champions’ playoff run to be with his family, the team said on Saturday morning — less than two hours before he was to start Game 3 of their series against the Carolina Hurricanes.
"I want to be with my teammates competing, but at this moment there are things more important than hockey in my life, and that is being with my family," Rask said in the statement released by the team. "I want to thank the Bruins and my teammates for their support and wish them success.