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Former Boston Bruins forward Nick Foligno is set to miss some time. While speaking to reporters, Chicago Blackhawks head coach Jeff Blashill announced that Foligno will be out for four weeks due to a hand injury.

In Tanner Jeannot and Mark Kastelic, Minten is riding between two of the brashest Bruins when it comes to gloves-off activity.

A redirected shot on a Montreal power play jumped up and hit Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy in the face. Players on both teams motioned to the Boston bench, and medical staff came onto the ice in a hurry. The Bruins announced that McAvoy wouldn’t return early in the third period.

MONTREAL -- The Boston Bruins went 7-for-7 on the penalty kill and held off the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 at Bell Centre on Saturday. Marat Khusnutdinov, Mason Lohrei and Viktor Arvidsson scored, and David Pastrnak had two assists for Boston (12-8-0), which has won eight of its past nine games. Jeremy Swayman made 26 saves.

The Boston Bruins continue their Canada swing on Saturday night, making the trek from Ottawa to Montreal for a road matchup with the Canadiens.

As the Bruins take a brief breath before continuing their challenging run, here are a few thoughts on their pleasantly surprising start.

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