Bruins Trade Joonas Korpisalo to Rangers

The Boston Bruins today traded goalie Joonas Korpisalo to the New York Rangers in exchange for a 2028 fourth-round draft pick and prospect winger Kalle Vaisanen. The Rangers needed a goalie as Jonathan Quick retired. The Bruins opened up cap space, and they will also likely have Michael DiPietro as the backup, as he’s coming off winning the Les Cunningham Award, which is awarded for the AHL’s MVP. In 31 games last season, Korpisalo went 14-9-6 with a 3.15 goals-against average, an .894 save percentage, and a shutout. Vaisanen, in 51 games at Hartford, had four points on three goals and an assist; he was a -12.

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In 11 seasons, Korpisalo has appeared in 334 games, going 140-126-38 with a 3.06 goals-against average, a .900 save percentage, and eight shutouts. Vaisanen in 2024-25 played in Liiga for Ilves. In 48 games, he had nine points on five goals and four assists. He was a minus-nine. He also played in three games for Hartford in 2023-24 but didn’t record a point. DiPietro this season, in 45 games, went 34-8-1 with a 1.91 goals-against average, a .930 save percentage, and three shutouts. In four playoff games, he went 1-3-0 with a 1.96 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage.