Overview
- Lindholm left Tuesday’s 3-2 overtime win in Nashville with an upper-body injury, was set for further evaluation Thursday, and is confirmed out against the Flyers.
- Head coach Marco Sturm elevated Fraser Minten to skate between David Pastrnak and Morgan Geekie to cover the top-six vacancy.
- Boston recalled 21-year-old Matt Poitras from AHL Providence and planned to deploy him between Marat Khusnutdinov and Mikey Eyssimont.
- On special teams, Viktor Arvidsson moved onto the top power-play unit with Pavel Zacha taking faceoff duties in Lindholm’s stead.
- Lindholm has 11 goals and 26 assists in 44 games after a November absence, and his availability for Sweden at the Feb. 11 Olympics remains unresolved.