Bruins’ Elias Lindholm exits game vs Kraken with upper-body injury

The Boston Bruins announced that forward Elias Lindholm would not return to Thursday’s game versus the Seattle Kraken following an upper-body injury.

Lindholm logged 06:56 minutes of ice time and 12 shifts with six hits on the board before exiting the game.

Lindholm has three goals and 10 assists for 13 points in 30 games this season. The 30-year-old signed a seven-year contract with Boston last summer, the deal carries a $7.75 million AAV through the end of the 2030-31 season.

Over the last few seasons, Lindholm had earned the reputation as being a viable scoring asset with the Calgary Flames, scoring a career-high 42 goals and 82 points during the 2021-22 season. During the 2023-24 campaign, Lindholm was dealt from Calgary to the Vancouver Canucks Lindholm and scored just six goals and 12 points in 26 games. In 75 games last season, he scored 15 goals and 44 points. Lindholm added five goals and five assists in 13 Stanley Cup Playoff games for Vancouver, ultimately getting eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round.

The Swedish native has played in 848 NHL games with Boston, Vancouver, Calgary and the Carolina Hurricanes, notching 221 goals and 349 assists for 570 points, with 27 points in 40 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

Boston is set to face the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday and the Calgary Flames on Monday.