The Boston Bruins’ 3-2 win over the rival Canadiens in Montreal on Saturday evening got here at a worth.
Defenseman Charlie McAvoy took a Noah Dobson one-timer to the face within the second interval on the Bell Centre and instantly dropped to the ice as blood spurted from his mouth.
Whereas McAvoy did not return to the sport, he was capable of fly again to Boston with the staff Saturday evening, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. On Monday, Bruins head coach Marco Sturm shared the newest on McAvoy whereas confirming the star defenseman will not play Monday evening towards the Carolina Hurricanes at TD Backyard.
“He is with the medical doctors proper now,” Sturm instructed reporters Monday morning. “There isn’t any timeline. Clearly he is gonna be out tonight. We’ll see the way it goes right this moment with all his appointments.”
Sturm added that surgical procedure is a chance for McAvoy, relying on the outcomes of Monday’s appointments.
“I am not in cost, so we’ll have to attend and see,” Sturm added.
McAvoy’s damage comes at an unlucky time for the Bruins, who’ve gone 8-1 of their final 9 video games to enhance to 12-8-0 on the season. The 27-year-old had performed a key position in Boston’s scorching streak, tallying eight factors over a six-game span from Oct. 28 to Nov. 11 (all Bruins wins).
Henri Jokiharju changed McAvoy on Boston’s prime defensive pairing alongside Nikita Zadorov at Monday’s morning skate, and the Finnish defenseman may see an uptick in taking part in time if McAvoy is out for a major period of time.
The Bruins additionally positioned forwards Viktor Arvidsson and Casey Mittelstadt on injured reserve Monday whereas sending defenseman Jordan Harris to long-term injured reserve.
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