Rakell will miss his third straight game with an upper-body injury but he's also a key trade piece for the Ducks, so they may be playing it safe ahead of Monday's deadline.
Puljujarvi has missed the last 12 games with a lower-body injury but is expected to play Thursday vs. the Sabres. Puljujarvi skated on a line with Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman in Wednesday's practice and re-joins the team with 12 goals and 16 assists (28 points) in 46 games this season.
Eller will likely miss 2-to-3 games this week after being added to the COVID-19 protocol list for the second time this season. With Eller out, look for Daniel Sprong to draw back into the Capitals lineup on Tuesday.
Grzelcyk has missed the last two games but will replace Jack Ahcan in the lineup on Saturday. Grzelcyk has not scored a goal since January 10th, posting just six assists in his last 19 games.
Grzelcyk was on track to return to the lineup after missing one game with an upper-body injury but is now under the weather and will miss his second straight game. Jack Ahcan will stick on the Bruins' blueline and PP2 with Grzelcyk out.