Bruins suffer major loss on defense with gruesome injury against Canadiens
Early in the 2025-26 season, the Boston Bruins have been hit with injuries. First, it was defenseman Hampus Lindholm in the second game of the season, and he missed a couple of weeks. Then it was center Elias Lindholm that went down with an injury a couple of weeks ago against the Buffalo Sabres when he took a center ice hit from Jordan Greenway.
Boston appears to have avoided an injury with John Beecher last week, but on Saturday night at the Bell Centre, they suffered another injury in the second period, this time to defenseman Charlie McAvoy.
The Bruins spent a good part of the first two periods killing penalties. It should not come as a surprise that Montreal was getting a favorable whistle at home, and McAvoy took a shot to the face and immediately went down and was bleeding. He went off the ice, down the Montreal runway, with a towel over his mouth in a lot of pain.
The Bruins lost Charlie McAvoy to an injury in the second period against the Canadiens
McAvoy had been playing well lately for the Bruins, and if he is lost for an extended period of time, it'll be tough. The defensive pairings will be mixed up for the rest of the game against the Canadiens, but one question would be, who was going to take his place on the Black and Gold's first power play unit?
First-year head coach Marco Sturm went with Hampus Lindholm later in the middle period when Boston had a power play. The decision paid off as he made a nice play at the blueline to keep the puck in the zone on a Habs clearing attempt, and it led to a Viktor Arvidsson goal off a nice pass from Pavel Zacha to extend Boston's lead to 3-1.
Jameson Williams Guarantees Lions Victory Over Eagles: Bold Claim Ahead of Showdown
The Detroit Lions fell flat in their attempt to reach the Super Bowl last season, fizzling out in their first game after earning a first-round bye.
Jameson Williams believes the Lions are back on track, issuing a guarantee as they prepare to face the team that won the Super Bowl. The Lions have performed well in bouncing back from losses, winning all three times following a defeat this season and not losing back-to-back games in three years.
After getting back on track in last week’s blowout win over the Washington Commanders, the Lions face another challenge against the Philadelphia Eagles — but Williams is confident his team will come out on top.
Jameson Williams Not Scared of Traveling to Philadelphia
Had the Lions won in last year’s divisional round, they would have hosted the Eagles in the NFC Championship. The Lions now face their own challenge as they head to Philly for a showdown.
Williams said he is prepared for a raucous atmosphere, but is confident his team will win and guaranteed a victory — with some caveats. The speedy receiver said his team needs to continue playing their best to leave Philadelphia with a win.
“I’ve heard it’s crazy,” Williams said of the Philadelphia atmosphere, via SI.com. “But, if we go out there and do our thing, make plays, execute, the crowd and the fans will be a non-factor to us. So, we just gotta go out there and do our thing and we’ll be good.”
The game is important for the Lions as they look to make their mark in the NFC North. The Lions are tied with Chicago Bears at the top of the division, with the Green Bay Packers just behind them.
Speedy Receiver Hitting His Stride
Williams has shaken off a slow start to this year, making six receptions for 119 yards in last week’s blowout win over the Commanders. The fourth-year receiver said head coach Dan Campbell told him before the game that he would be a big part of the gameplan.
“He just told me he’s coming to me and that just got me,” Williams said. “I was already ready, but that just gave me, it let me know it was coming and that whole drive he dedicated it to me, he called plays for me and I just went out there and made plays. It was something where I had a great feeling. It felt great getting the ball and moving well with the offense.”
The Lions also shook off their shaky offensive performance in the previous loss to the Minnesota Vikings, scoring 44 points and racking up 546 yards of total offense.
“It felt good with the play-calling and being so much smoother, going out there and just being free and playing. That was a good thing for us,” Williams said. “We converted, we had a lot of explosives on our end. Shout-out to the defense, they got us the ball a lot of times. We scored on our possessions, executing is the main thing. So, that was the main thing, we just went out there and executed.”
