Boston Bruins head coach Marco Sturm made some changes to the team’s forward lines on Friday. As the Bruins were on a two-game losing streak, Sturm was looking to create a spark on offense. Sturm had an all-Czech first line,

​Boston was also skating shorthanded. Regular veterans like Charlie McAvoy, Viktor Arvidsson and Elias Lindholm were all sidelined with injury, making room for Providence call-ups Riley Tufte and Matěj Blümel to make their season debut. It takes time, however, for things to seamlessly come together.​

To stick with the Flames, Beecher will have to come to a difficult reckoning: a shift of his game from polite, breezy club hockey to the NHL’s cudgel brand of game.

LOS ANGELES - The Boston Bruins defeated the Los Angeles Kings, 2-1, at Crypto.com Arena on November 21, 2025 and The Sporting Tribune's Jordan Teller was there to capture the following TST Images.

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The Bruins will be without defenseman Charlie McAvoy indefinitely, as McAvoy underwent successful facial surgery earlier this week after taking a slap shot to the face last Saturday at Montreal. Friday will mark McAvoy’s third consecutive game missed. There is no timetable for his return.