BOSTON-Bruce Cassidy will have a number of changes to his lineup on Saturday night as the Bruins aim for their third straight victory when they host the Minnesota Wild. Torey Krug will make his return to the lineup after missing the last five games with an upper-body injury and Brett Ritchie will also be back in after sitting out six of the last seven contests with an infection issue.
Steven Kampfer, who hasn't played since Nov. 2, will also sub into the lineup for Connor Clifton alongside Matt Grzelcyk on Boston's third defense pairing. With Krug returning, Urho Vaakanainen is the odd-man out on the back end and will likely head back to Providence.
Par Lindholm is out after suffering a gash to his leg on Thursday night against Buffalo that required 18 stitches. "He might have been the guy [out] anyway, but this is a little bit of precaution too, yesterday not even skating," said Cassidy.
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Krug returns as Boston welcomes Minnesota on Saturday night
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Krug Makes His Return to the Bruins Lineup vs. MIN