Derek Forbort performed in all the Bruins’ final 10 video games, however the defenseman’s streak of appearances for Boston will come to an finish Monday night.
Forbort was not current for morning skate in Seattle, the place the Black and Gold will wrap up their four-game West Coast highway journey with a matchup in opposition to the Kraken. Talking with reporters later within the day, Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery revealed Forbort is not going to swimsuit up at Local weather Pledge Area after lacking a workforce assembly, per NESN’s Adam Pellerin.
Kevin Shattenkirk is anticipated to leap again onto Boston’s blue line with Forbort inactive. Shattenkirk solely performed in one of many first three video games of the present highway journey, logging a shade beneath 14 minutes of ice time in final Thursday’s time beyond regulation loss to the Calgary Flames. The 35-year-old was teamed up with Parker Wotherspoon on the Bruins’ third defensive pairing in Monday’s morning skate, per The Atheltic’s Fluto Shinzawa.
Puck drop for the Bruins-Kraken tilt is scheduled for 10 p.m. NESN’s full protection of the sport begins at 9 p.m.
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