Coyle will start the game on the third line on the wing with Matt Poitras, who returns at center and Trent Frederic. Vinni Lettieri will play his first game in Boston this season in Coyle’s regular spot with Elias Lindholm and Brad Marchand. Oliver Wahlstrom will sit out with Coyle available.

If he can’t go, the Bruins will be down several veterans. In addition to Hampus Lindholm, who is already out, Boston out both Charlie McAvoy and Mark Kastelic on injured reserve on Tuesday.

Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak vow there's no rift between them, despite a Boston radio show claiming otherwise.The report stated that Pastrnak told the Bruins he doesn't want to play on a line with Marchand because the captain called him out for some of his play,

But they could also get worse between now and the 2025 NHL trade deadline, and that’s something that Bruins president Cam Neely addressed Wednesday night. “I think, right now, we’ve gotta look at two paths: one that we’re buying and one that we may just be retooling a little bit,

Speaking at the Bruins Foundation's gala, Patrice Bergeron offered up his support for Brad Marchand and the Bruins amid a trying season.

For this contest against the Lightning, the Bruins are going to have a far different-looking lineup. At morning skate, recent call