The Bruins have emerged as aggressive pursuers, reportedly offering defenseman Mason Lohrei and a first-round pick to acquire the 29-year-old Swedish blueliner. Boston holds two first-round selections in the 2026 draft thanks to the Brandon Carlo trade with Toronto and could use either pick to land Andersson.

Boston is among a small group of teams heavily pursuing Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson, who is expected to be traded as part of Calgary’s rebuild. SportsNet Canada’s Darren Dreger tweeted:

The streaking Boston Bruins (27-19-2, 56 points) ride a five-game run of victories into their matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks (19-21-7, 45 points) at the United Center on Saturday night.

At 18:14 of the first period, Wyatt Kaiser found the puck high in the zone and skated it a bit closer to the net before sniping one home for a 2-0 lead. It looked like the Blackhawks were well on their way to victory at that point.

Aspirot arrived in Boston in July after inking a one-year, two-way contract with the organization. The undrafted blueliner found himself in Providence to start the year after training camp. Aspirot was familiar with the AHL; it is where he spent the entirety of his previous six seasons.

UCLA is currently on a two-game win streak, and have high hopes on making it three against a tough Ohio State team. UCLA entering this matchup only has a 41.1%

During the latest episode of Sportsnet's Saturday Headlines, Elliotte Friedman reported that the Boston Bruins "appear to be in the driving seat" for Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson. In addition, Friedman shared that the Bruins are the only team that have been given permission to speak with Andersson about a potential contract extension.