James Hagens Suffered Upper-Body Injury

James Hagens being out at any length for the Bruins would be a major loss.

Hagens, in the Bruins 6-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, played 15 shifts for 11:57 TOI before a cross-check from Samuel Girard seemed to impact him severely. While speeding through the neutral zone to try and get an edge on the defender, Girard managed to land a cross-check into the lower back of the forward, who, after attempting a deke move, twitched and had difficulty willing himself off the ice.

He did not return after the infraction, and the Bruins have yet to provide an update on his status.

Quite a statement to make in the first stanza regarding a 19-year-old who is getting his feet wet in the NHL.