BOSTON — Matt Poitras was running out of gas when he collected the puck just inside the offensive blue in front of the Bruins bench.

Matt Poitras, playing in his first game in over eight months, impressed in Boston's 2-1 overtime win over the Kings Saturday.

Poitras sustained a shoulder injury after playing 33 games last season, and missed the first two games this season.

Poitras is stronger, hungrier, just as skilled and far more confident than when he exited the lineup early last season.

BOSTON — Matt Poitras will make his 2024-25 debut for the Bruins as Jim Montgomery made a handful of lineup shakeups for Saturday’s 1 p.m. against the Kings. Poitras, who’d been out with injury will replace Riley Tufte in the lineup and play center between Trent Frederic and Justin Brazeau.

After missing the first two games, Matt Poitras could be ready to join the lineup on Saturday against the Los Angeles Kings.

Poitras was a good candidate to at least start the season in the AHL, an option General Manager GM Don Sweeney voiced at the start of training camp. But Poitras had a good camp until getting hurt and earned his place on the roster again.

Matt Poitras has not played in a preseason game so far this week due to an undisclosed injury. The post Matt Poitras’s availability for Bruins’ season opener unclear after latest injury appeared first on Boston.

The Boston Bruins have a matchup against the Los Angeles Kings tonight (Oct. 3) in Quebec City. It should be an entertaining contest, as the Bruins will have players like David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy,

Despite a recent injury described as day-to-day, Matt Poitras has likely shown enough this preseason to earn a spot on the Bruins’ NHL roster. While it