The Boston Bruins could soon be getting star forward Elias Lindholm back in the lineup.
Boston will begin a four-game road trip on Wednesday in Anaheim, and Lindholm will travel with the team. Lindholm hasn’t played since Oct. 30 due to an injury, but he is inching closer to a return.
Although Lindholm is traveling with the team, Bruins head coach Marco Sturm won’t confirm if he will play on the trip, but is hopeful he will.
“Probably like a hope, I would say,” Sturm said on Tuesday. “It’s one of those things where every day we are like, ‘How are you doing today?’
“It is a good thing that he will travel, that means we are having hope that he will maybe play at one point. But, as of right now, I don’t know. I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t. It is obviously day by day.”
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The Bruins’ star forward was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 8, but has been skating with the team over the past couple of days.
If Lindholm does return, it would be a big boost to Boston’s lineup as he’s the team’s No. 1 center. In Lindholm’s absence, Marat Khusnutdinov has been filling in on the top line alongside David Pastrnak and Morgan Geekie.
Lindholm has four goals and five assists for nine points in 13 games with the Bruins this season.
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Boston is off to a 12-9-0 start and is in second place in the Atlantic Division.