They might be in first place, but Marco Sturm's Bruins squad suffered two more injuries in Saturday's win over the Canadiens.

The Boston Bruins could get some terrible injury news regarding their top defenseman after a gruesome incident on Saturday night.

At 37 years old, former Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand is still dominating the NHL. In 16 games this season with the Florida Panthers, the former Bruin has recorded 11 goals, nine assists, and 20 points.

Jeremy Swayman stopped 26 shots for his fifth consecutive victory and the Boston Bruins overcame the loss of defenseman Charlie McAvoy to a mouth injury to beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night in a heated game.

The Boston Bruins have had a rich history of trading with their division rival Toronto Maple Leafs. Inside this century, they’ve made trades where they’ve ended up on the winning side of things.

Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson has already dished out 13 assists this season, and our expert Canadiens predictions expect Hutson to find the sheet once again tonight.

Jeannot pounced. He delivered a strong right to Xhekaj’s face. The Montreal defenseman tumbled backward, and the linesmen jumped in. Jeannot landed a big right to get the better of Ottawa’s Kurtis McDermid on Thursday.

There will be a homecoming on Saturday night as Mascouche, Quebec, native Jonathan Aspirot appears set to sub back into the Boston lineup. The 26-year-old made his NHL debut on Oct. 28 against the Islanders and played six games before sitting out the last two as a healthy scratch.

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