The Boston Bruins organization confirmed earlier today that Bruins forward and alternate captain Patrice Bergeron will make his 2016-17 season debut tonight. He missed the first three games of the season due to a lower-body injury. He began practicing with the team yesterday.
“Bergeron, I think he’s on track to play [Thursday],” said coach Claude Julien following Wednesday’s practice. “Unless I’m told otherwise [Wednesday] or [Thursday] if he comes in and feels any different, I think we’re hoping he’s going to be in the lineup. It might be a little different for McQuaid, maybe a few more days or so, but I think he’s very close as well.