Kastelic scored a goal and added five hits in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Senators.
Kastelic has a goal and two assists during a three-game point streak. The 26-year-old has moved into a third-line role this season after starting on the fourth line. He's at seven points, 24 shots on net, 39 hits, 23 blocked shots, 17 PIM and a plus-4 rating over 19 appearances. He won't offer a ton of offense, but he makes up for it with some category coverage that gives him appeal in deeper fantasy formats.
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Bruins' Mark Kastelic: Nets goal Thursday
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Kastelic scored a goal in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Sabres.
Kastelic snapped a seven-game point drought with the tally late in the second period. The 26-year-old forward has filled a bottom-six role this season, so his scoring contributions are likely to be irregular. He's at three goals, one assist, 16 shots on net, 25 hits, 18 blocked shots, nine PIM and a plus-3 rating over 13 appearances.
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Bruins' Mark Kastelic: Cashes in on faceoff win
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Kastelic scored a goal, added three hits, blocked four shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Golden Knights.
Kastelic converted on a quick shot from a Sean Kuraly faceoff win in the third period. Through five contests, Kastelic is up to two goals, one assist, six shots on net, 11 hits, eight blocked shots and a plus-3 rating. He's been effective in a bottom-six role, but his scoring upside is likely to be limited if he can't gain more ice time than his current 11:22 average.
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Bruins' Mark Kastelic: Scores, assists vs. Buffalo
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Kastelic scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Sabres.
Kastelic doubled the Bruins' lead with a slap shot midway through the second period, giving the Bruins a 2-0 lead, and he later assisted on Sean Kuraly's empty-netter in the final seconds of the contest. These were the first two points of the season for Kastelic. Considering his bottom-six role and the fact he had a career-high 14 points in 61 games in 2024-25, he shouldn't be much of a fantasy contributor again in 2025-26 outside of category-based formats that value physical stats, such as hits and blocked shots. He had 218 hits in 2024-25 and is up to five in three games in 2025-26.
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Bruins' Mark Kastelic: Practices to begin camp
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Kastelic (upper body) participated in Thursday's practice session to begin camp, signaling that he appears to have moved past his injury, Jim McBride of The Boston Globe reports.
Kastelic missed the final few weeks of the 2024-25 campaign due to an upper-body injury, but the injury doesn't appear to be bothering him to begin training camp this year. He made 61 regular-season appearances last year and recorded five goals, nine assists, 218 hits and 106 PIM while averaging 10:44 of ice time.
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Bruins' Mark Kastelic: Season officially over
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Kastelic (upper body), as expected, won't return during the 2024-25 campaign, Joe Haggerty of Boston Sports Journal reports Thursday.
Considering Kastelic was previously deemed out indefinitely, the news that he won't return this year shouldn't come as a surprise. Prior to his absence, the 26-year-old center had managed just one point across his last 17 outings. With his season over, Kastelic will end the year with five goals and nine helpers in 61 games. Kastelic signed a three-year contract extension with the Bruins in January, so he'll attempt to build upon his results during the 2025-26 campaign.
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Bruins' Mark Kastelic: First goal since Dec. 19
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Kastelic scored a goal Saturday in a 4-0 win over the Lightning.
The goal was a fluke that will be on the highlight reel for the wrong reasons. Kastelic fired a shot from outside the blue line that may not have hit the net but deflected off Darren Raddysh's stick and caught Andrei Vasilevskiy out of position. It was Kastelic's first goal and third point since Dec. 19 (23 games).
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Bruins' Mark Kastelic: Helper against former team
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Kastelic notched an assist, four hits, two blocked shots and five PIM in Saturday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Senators.
Kastelic returned from a brief stint on injured reserve due to an upper-body injury. The 25-year-old didn't hesitate to mix things up, playing a physical game that included a fight with Zack Ostapchuk in the second period. Kastelic has reached marks he never achieved over three years in Ottawa, earning 13 points, 171 hits, 86 PIM, 53 shots on net and a plus-2 rating over 44 appearances in his first year with the Bruins. He continues to function as a fourth-line enforcer.
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Bruins' Mark Kastelic: Removed from injured reserve
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Kastelic (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Saturday and will be in the lineup versus Ottawa.
Kastelic will return to Ottawa for the first time since being dealt in the offseason in the Linus Ullmark trade. Kastelic has missed the last two games and has four goals, eight assists and 167 hits across 43 contests this season. Look for Kastelic to play on the fourth line alongside Justin Brazeau and John Beecher.
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Bruins' Mark Kastelic: Out Saturday
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Kastelic (undisclosed) won't play Saturday against Florida, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
While Kastelic won't play Saturday, he doesn't appear to be facing a long-term absence and is considered day-to-day. The 25-year-old center has contributed only one assist in his last 10 outings. He has four goals and 12 points through his first 43 contests with Boston. Marc McLaughlin will replace Kastelic in Saturday's lineup.
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Bruins' Mark Kastelic: Generates assist Saturday
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Kastelic logged an assist, two shots on goal, five hits and two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Flyers.
Kastelic has three helpers over four games in December after going without a point in November. The 25-year-old power forward has been a physical force this season with 115 hits through 28 contests, and he's also collected 10 points to put himself one shy of his career high. He's added 50 PIM, 27 shots on net and a plus-8 rating. Kastelic's consistency is still a little shaky, but he appears set to have something of a breakout year, with enough physicality to carry value in deeper formats.
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Bruins' Mark Kastelic: Expected to play Thursday
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Kastelic (lower body) is set to play Thursday against Utah.
Kastelic missed Monday's 5-1 loss to Columbus due to the injury. He has three goals, seven points, 24 PIM and 75 hits in 19 appearances in 2024-25. Kastelic's offensive contributions came early in the campaign -- he has just a goal and an assist across his past 15 outings -- and he's projected to center the fourth line Thursday, so Kastelic isn't a great source of points.
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Bruins' Mark Kastelic: Tallies in overtime win
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Kastelic scored a goal, doled out six hits and blocked two shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Maple Leafs.
The goal snapped a four-game slump for Kastelic. The 25-year-old's overall numbers are a bit deceptive -- he has six points through nine contests, but he's gotten on the scoresheet in only three games. He's finding success on the Bruins' fourth line nonetheless, adding nine shots on net, 37 hits, 11 blocked shots, 12 PIM and a plus-8 rating. Kastelic should have no trouble eclipsing his career high of 11 points from the 2022-23 campaign.
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Bruins' Mark Kastelic: On ice Friday
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Kastelic (upper body) participated in Friday's camp session, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
Kastelic missed the final two regular-season games with the Senators last year due to his upper-body injury but appears to be good to go. With his new club, the 25-year-old center should slot into a bottom-six role. Given his limited offensive contributions, Kastelic will be a relative non-factor in fantasy contests, except perhaps in leagues that heavily value hits.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Not playing Monday
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Kastelic (upper body) won't play Monday against the Rangers, per Gord Wilson of TSN 1200 Ottawa.
Kastelic will miss at least one game after being struck in the head by the puck in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over Montreal. It's unclear at this time if he will be available for Tuesday's season finale versus Boston. Zack Ostapchuk, who was recalled from AHL Belleville on Monday, could play against the Rangers due to Kastelic's absence.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Suffers upper-body injury
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Kastelic exited Saturday's game against Montreal because of an upper-body injury and won't return, per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun.
Kastelic entered the contest with five goals, 10 points, 63 PIM and 124 hits across 62 outings in 2023-24. If he can't play Monday versus the Rangers, then Dominik Kubalik might draw into the lineup.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Pots second goal of season
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Kastelic scored his second goal of the season in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Red Wings.
The 24-year-old center opened the scoring for the Senators early in the second period, tipping home a Jacob Bernard-Docker shot from the point. Kastelic's role on the fourth line keeps him far from the fantasy radar -- he has only three points in 30 games this season, and he's seen 10:00 or more of ice time in just two of those contests, the last coming Dec. 31.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Lifted from LTIR
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Kastelic (ankle) was removed from long-term injured reserve Wednesday, per PuckPedia.com.
Kastelic has missed 14 games with a high-ankle sprain. The 24-year-old should be in line to compete for a bottom-six role as soon as Thursday versus the Blues. Kastelic did not record a point in nine games prior to his injury.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Shifted to long-term IR
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Kastelic (ankle) was moved to long-term injured reserve Thursday, per CapFriendly.
Kastelic has already missed eight games due to his ankle problem, so this move simply rules him out for the Sens' back-to-back against Columbus and Seattle on Friday and Saturday, respectively. By putting both Kastelic and Ridly Greig (lower body) on LTIR, the team freed up the necessary cap space to activate Thomas Chabot off injured reserve.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Has high-ankle sprain
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Per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun, Kastelic suffered a high-ankle sprain Thursday versus the Kings.
The injury usually means a four-to-six week absence, which explains why coach D.J. Smith said Saturday that Kastelic "won't play any time soon." The 24-year-old Kastelic has yet to garner a point in nine games this season.
