According to interim coach Joe Sacco, the physical forward is out with an illness. Frederic’s absence leaves the Bruins without one of their most physical players. He has seven goals and seven assists in 47 games. The Bruins are now missing, Charlie McAvoy, Hampus Lindholm, Cole Koepke and Frederic.

BOSTON — It may be cruel to note that Elias Lindholm is now without a five-on-five point in his last 13 games. The first-year Boston Bruin scored a short-handed goal and assisted on a power-play strike in the Bruins’ 6-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. It was Lindholm’s fifth multi-point game with the Bruins.

The good news was that Cole Koepke made the trip. He won’t be in the Bruins lineup, but he’s improved enough that the team wanted him to be able to participate in morning skate as he works his way through concussion protocol.

Charlie McAvoy and Hampus Lindholm both returned to Bruins’ practice on Monday. Neither will play on Tuesday at Buffalo, but their return signals a significant step in their efforts to return to ...

Boston Bruins head coach Joe Sacco told reporters that Trent Frederic did not travel with ... Mark Kastelic, and Hampus Lindholm are all still injured. Max Jones will slot into the Bruins' bottom ...

Reinforcements are getting closer for the Bruins’ battered blue line. Charlie McAvoy and Hampus Lindholm were full participants in Monday’s skate at Warrior Ice Arena, the team’s top ...

Mason Lohrei’s has seen extended icetime this year. The ups and downs have been predictable, but he hopes they will be beneficial in the long run.

The Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers could each use at least another forward before the NHL trade deadline. What are their main and secondary needs?

Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka had hat tricks, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves as Buffalo rolled to a 7-2 win over Boston.

For this matchup against the Sabres, the Bruins' forward group will be getting a boost. This is because forward Cole Koepke will be back in the lineup after missing each of the Bruins' last five games.

The up-and-down Boston Bruins remain squarely on a crowded playoff bubble in the Eastern Conference. Team president Cam Neely has acknowledged that a “retool” could be on the table between now and the March 7 trade deadline.

Conor Ryan of Boston.com: Ryan writes that the Boston Bruins have options on the table. The Bruins still compete for a playoff spot and the third in the Atlantic. But this is not a position they have been in for a long time. Being in the cluster of the mirky bottom of the East puts Boston in a unique situation.