Hampus Lindholm has been out the past three games following his upper-body injury in Game 2 in Carolina, but could make his return at TD Garden in a pivotal Game 6. "I anticipate he'll play," Coach Cassidy said on Wednesday morning at Warrior Ice Arena. "I can probably give you a better, more definitive answer in the morning, but he should be good to go."
And with Charlie McAvoy back in the lineup, there are a few decisions that have to be made on the back end. Derek Forbort and Connor Clifton have played well, with Clifton scoring the B's only goal Tuesday night in Carolina and Forbort being effective on the PK and blocking a game-high 9 shots in Game 3. "Forbort and Clifton, for what they've been asked to do, they have delivered and they've done their part," said Cassidy.
"So that's something we'll talk about with Lindholm going in because Lindholm adds some elements that [Matt Grzelcyk] and [Mike] Reilly bring where Forbort brings something unique," said Cassidy. "We want to make sure we have that in our lineup, so that will be a decision we're going to have to make [Thursday]."