The Boston Bruins have been without top center Elias Lindholm since late October, when he took a hit from Jordan Greenway of the Buffalo Sabres. Mrat Khusnutdinov replaced him for a while on the first line, but Pavel Zacha was moved there on Friday night against the Los Angeles Kings.
On Saturday, the Bruins practiced in Northern California ahead of Sunday night's game against the San Jose Sharks, and Lindholm was a full participant. Of course, following practice, head coach Marco Sturm was not committed to him playing against the Sharks.
“Doesn’t mean anything yet. We’ll see, still going day by day,” Sturm said.