Boston Bruins
David Pastrnak will miss his third straight recreation on Tuesday towards the Crimson Wings.
The Boston Bruins are going to have to attend slightly longer for the return of their prime ahead, David Pastrnak.
The 29-year-old winger didn’t take part in Monday’s follow at Warrior Ice Enviornment, and was dominated out for Tuesday’s highway bout towards the Detroit Crimson Wings.
Tuesday will mark the third-straight recreation that Pastrnak has missed after struggling a lower-body damage in final week’s win over the Islanders on Nov. 26.
“It’s nonetheless each day,” Marco Sturm mentioned of Pastrnak’s standing. “We have been hoping he might skate by now, however he didn’t. In order that’s why we’ll see how it’s the subsequent few days. However he won’t journey [today].”
Pastrnak — who seemed as if he aggravated one thing whereas skating out of Boston’s zone in that highway tilt at UBS Enviornment — has largely been a beacon of sturdiness over time.
Previous to this three-game absence, the final recreation that Pastrnak missed was through the last recreation of the 2021-22 season — a matchup the place a number of Bruins regulars have been sat in a recreation that held little sway over the ultimate standings or playoff seeding.
The Bruins have gone 1-1-0 of their two video games with out Pastrnak anchoring the top-six unit, scoring 4 whole targets over that stretch.
Whereas Boston should trudge ahead with out Pastrnak as soon as once more on Tuesday, the Bruins are set to get one other top-six ahead again in Viktor Arvidsson.
The 32-year-old ahead — who had been sidelined since Nov. 15 after struggling a lower-body damage in a win over Montreal — was a full participant in follow on Monday.
After a quiet begin to the 12 months, the fleet-footed winger began to settle right into a productive function on Boston’s second line subsequent to Pavel Zacha and Casey Mittelstadt previous to his damage.
Over his final 13 video games, Arvidsson scored six targets and 9 whole factors.
Arvidsson’s availability bodes properly for a Bruins second line that was arguably Boston’s prime ahead grouping earlier than accidents struck final month.
In 131:43 of 5-on-5 reps so far this season, a Mittelstadt-Zacha-Arvidsson line has outscored opponents, 8-4.
Tuesday will mark the primary recreation that Boston’s second line will skate collectively since Nov. 6, as Mittelstadt additionally missed a number of weeks after struggling a lower-body damage in an OT win over the Senators.
Mittelstadt returned to Boston’s lineup on Black Friday, and has posted two factors (one aim, one help) over two video games since getting cleared for recreation motion as soon as once more.
Because the Bruins await Pastrnak’s return, Boston may need to financial institution on extra manufacturing from each the Zacha line and the ability play with a purpose to maintain its offense afloat.
“It’s thrilling, clearly,” Mittelstadt mentioned of Arvidsson’s anticipated return. “I believe we’ve got some good chemistry and have performed properly collectively. Any time you get somebody again, particularly Arvy — an enormous a part of our staff — it’s very thrilling. Trying ahead to tomorrow.”
Right here’s a have a look at Boston’s follow traces from Monday:
Steeves-Lindholm-Geekie
Mittelstadt-Zacha-Arvidsson
Jeannot-Minten-Kastelic
Khusnutdinov-Kuraly-Eyssimont
Tufte
Zadorov-Callahan
Lindholm-Peeke
Aspirot-Lohrei
Viel
Swayman
Korpisalo
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