Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm shall be sidelined for a number of weeks with a lower-body damage, coach Jim Montgomery stated Wednesday.
Lindholm, 30, departed Tuesday evening’s 3-2 victory at St. Louis late within the first interval after blocking a shot by Blues defenseman Justin Faulk.
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Lindholm has recorded three objectives and 4 assists in 17 video games this season.
An All-Star within the 2022-23 season, Lindholm has 313 factors (73 objectives, 240 assists) and a plus-147 score in 762 profession video games with the Anaheim Geese (2013-22) and Bruins. The Geese drafted the Swede sixth general in 2012.
Boston’s blue line was already short-handed, with Andrew Peeke thought-about week-to-week with an upper-body damage.