Torey Krug will miss Tuesday’s Bruins game with an injury
Krug may miss extended game time.
Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy announced Monday afternoon that defensemen Torey Krug will miss Tuesday’s game, and potentially more, with an injury. Krug left Sunday’s 3-2 shootout loss to Flyers early when he sustained an upper-body injury. Cassidy said that Krug will miss Tuesday’s game against the Florida Panthers, but is still being evaluated for a possible return this weekend. Prior to his injury, Krug had been putting together a solid season. So far, he has accumulated two goals and 11 assists over 17 games played. Krug has also logged 350 minutes on ice so far this season, ranking third among all non-goalie Bruins players behind Charlie McAvoy and Zdeno Chara. The Bruins called up 20-year-old Finnish defenseman Urho Vaakanainen from Providence to fill in during Krug’s absence. Vaakanainen was drafted 18th overall by the Bruins in the 2017 NHL draft, playing professionally in Finland prior. Vaakanainen has played in two NHL games in his career, both coming last season. Vaakanainen has played in 15 games this season for the Providence Bruins, with a plus/minus of zero. Last season Vaakanainen played in 30 games in Providence and had four goals and 10 assists.
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