Going into this season, the Boston Bruins were excited to be getting healthy on defense with Charlie McAvoy and Hampus Lindholm after both were lost with season-ending injuries last year. McAvoy was lost in the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, but Lindholm was lost a lot earlier than that.
In November, Lindholm was lost in a game against the St. Louis Blues when he blocked a shot off his knee. His recovery faced several obstacles before it was announced that his season was over.
It was a long wait in between games for Lindholm before playing in the Bruins' season-opening 3-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night in the nation's capital.