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The Boston Bruins will be without star defenseman Charlie McAvoy, who has been ruled out indefinitely following facial surgery after taking a puck to the face. Head coach Marco Sturm confirmed the update as the Bruins prepare for a difficult stretch without their top blueliner.

​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.​

Riley Tufte spoiled the shutout with 10 seconds left and Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves for the Bruins, who had a six-game home-winning streak halted and lost for just the second time in 10 games overall. Swayman's personal five-game winning streak was stopped.

Matěj Blümel and Riley Tufte were both on the ice at Warrior Arena for morning skate before the 7 p.m. game at TD Garden. Viktor Arvidsson and Casey Mittelstadt (retroactive to Nov. 6) were both placed on injured reserve. Jordan Harris has been moved from IR to long-term IR.

The Montreal Canadiens hosted the Boston Bruins on Saturday night, looking to beat their historic rivals in a battle of

Elmira’s John Beecher received his hockey fate for the immediate future. Beecher, the third year forward for the NHL’s Boston Bruins, was placed on waivers by the team Monday afternoon for the purpose of assignment to Providence in the AHL.

Pavel Zacha poked in a rebound with 6 seconds left in overtime and Joonas Korpisalo made 20 saves to lead the Bruins to their fifth straight win, 3-2 over the Senators.

BOSTON - Two-point performances from Taylor Hall and Joel Nystrom, as well as a 29-save showing from Pyotr Kochetkov, led the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Monday.