The Bruins, minus captain Zdeno Chara, Miroslav Satan (Slovakia), Tim Thomas (USA) and Patrice Bergeron (Canada) were back at practice Thursday morning in Wilmington, Mass.
Most notably present were defensemen Mark Stuart and Johnny Boychuk. Stuart has been out since Jan. 30, when he broke his finger in a fight with Kings forward Wayne Simmonds. Boychuk broke his orbital bone blocking a shot in a game against Vancouver on Feb. 6.
Coach Claude Julien said that Staurt and Boychuk are both day-to-day
Here are the lines the Bruins rolled out:
Blake Wheeler–Vladimir Sobotka–Michael Ryder
Mark Recchi–Marc Savard–Daniel Paille
Shawn Thornton–Steve Begin–Milan Lucic/Byron Bitz
Andrew Ference–Dennis Wideman
Mark Stuart–Johnny Boychuk
Matt Hunwick–Derek Morris
Tuukka Rask
Matt Dalton
