The Bruins' blueline also had a new look. Jonathan Aspirot has been moved up to the Bruins' top pairing with Nikita Zadorov, while Henri Jokiharju was dropped to Boston's second pairing with Hampus Lindholm. Andrew Peeke is also expected to play on the Bruins' third pairing with Mason Lohrei.

The Boston Bruins got the sort of injury news they did not want to hear on Wednesday, leaving the team to pick up the slack.

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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.

Matěj Blümel and Riley Tufte were both on the ice at Warrior Arena for morning skate before the 7 p.m. game at TD Garden. Viktor Arvidsson and Casey Mittelstadt (retroactive to Nov. 6) were both placed on injured reserve. Jordan Harris has been moved from IR to long-term IR.

The Bruins will kick off a three-game California swing with Wednesday night’s game against the Pacific Division-leading Ducks.