Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo will both be back on the Bruins blue line leaving Hampus Lindholm as the only defenseman missing. Mark Kastelic remains out of the lineup, but there was good news on him as well as he was back at morning skate on Thursday.

The Bruins currently sit on the cusp of a playoff spot, but they have played more games than their opponents, and Brad Marchand's name has come up in trade talks.

The Colorado Avalanche pulled of a gutsy transaction Friday night, trading franchise player Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes as part of a three-team deal. It’s that type of blockbuster trade that could force other teams to start making moves before the upcoming break for 4 Nations Face-Off (Feb.

Mason Lohrei's has seen extended icetime this year. The ups and downs have been predictable, but he hopes they will be beneficial in the long run.

Boston Bruins forward Charlie Coyle sent interim coach Joe Sacco a strong message about one of the youngest promises on the roster, who plays alongside him and Brad Marchand.

The Bruins must determine if a trade is worth the fallout of trading one of the club’s best players of all time.

So, would the Boston Bruins consider trading Brad Marchand ... Goaltender Jeremy Swayman is sharp, and soon top defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Charlie McAvoy will return to the lineup.

For this matchup against the Sabres, the Bruins' forward group will be getting a boost. This is because forward Cole Koepke will be back in the lineup after missing each of the Bruins' last five games.

The Western Conference-leading Jets have won four straight after starting the current tripwith a 4-1 Tuesday win over the Montreal Canadiens and now turn their attention to clinching a season series sweep of the Bruins, who they trounced 8-1 back on Dec. 10.

The lead lasted all of 55 seconds. The B’s top line got hemmed in its own end for much of the shift and, after it finally pushed it out of the zone, the players got caught in a change. On a Sabre 4-on-3, Matt Poitras got lost out high and Dylan Cozens connected with the wide-open trailer Thompson, who ripped a slapper past Swayman.

According to interim coach Joe Sacco, the physical forward is out with an illness. Frederic’s absence leaves the Bruins without one of their most physical players. He has seven goals and seven assists in 47 games. The Bruins are now missing, Charlie McAvoy, Hampus Lindholm, Cole Koepke and Frederic.

Things were going well for the Boston Bruins after Joe Sacco replaced Jim Montgomery behind the bench but as Adam Vingan writes, the momentum from the “new coach bump” has since ceased.