{"id":478165,"date":"2025-11-19T17:52:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T22:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=478165"},"modified":"2025-11-19T17:52:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T22:52:21","slug":"boston-bruins-lose-another-defenceman-due-to-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/19\/boston-bruins-lose-another-defenceman-due-to-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Bruins Lose Another Defenceman Due to Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Bruins are dealing with some news today that will prove to be a big litmus test for their hot start in the Atlantic Division standings. The news is that defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcavoch01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-19_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlie McAvoy<\/a> is out indefinitely following an injury that required surgery. Let&#8217;s check out the details.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bruins\u2019 Charlie McAvoy out indefinitely after undergoing surgery <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/57nVvQTCxx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/57nVvQTCxx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Faceoff (@DailyFaceoff) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyFaceoff\/status\/1991248428807098846?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Bruins and Defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcavoch01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-19_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlie McAvoy<\/a> Hurting as he Sustained Facial Injury that Required Surgery<\/h2>\n<p>For those who saw the play, the fact he will be out comes as little surprise. McAvoy took a slap shot up high, and as it turns out, he required facial surgery. This incident occurred in Saturday&#8217;s 3-2 victory against the Atlantic and original six rival <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/16\/another-montreal-canadien-injury-timeline-update-and-its-another-forward\" target=\"_self\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Charlie McAvoy leaves the the game after taking a puck to the face <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QlsNdINYoD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/QlsNdINYoD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet\/status\/1989870753508958681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>McAvoy, like the Bruins, is enjoying a strong start to 2025-26. Boston is in second in the Atlantic with 24 points. Meanwhile, McAvoy is being efficient offensively, that despite no goals, he has an impressive 14 assists through 19 games. He&#8217;s above his career average in ice time at 23:46 minutes per game. As a reference, his career average is 23:26. His even strength Corsi-for percent relative is decent, too, at 1.6%. When you consider he plays against top competition, it is a solid standing.<\/p>\n<h3>What Does this Mean in Beantown<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/z\/zadorni01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-19_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikita Zadorov<\/a> will be someone who will miss McAvoy. In terms of <a  href=\"https:\/\/moneypuck.com\/lines.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">moneypuck<\/a>&#8216;s expected goal percentage, their pairing leads the team at 56.7%. Luckily for Boston, they do have other complementary d-pairings they&#8217;ve utilized. So, they should be able to overcome the injury to some degree by committee. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/jokihhe01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-19_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henri Jokiharju<\/a> has also played a bunch with Zadorov. However, that pairing is less effective with 43.8 xGoals%. In fact, Jokiharju was the man who suited up in game after the McAvoy injury. Their blueline is already shorthanded, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/harrijo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-19_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Harris<\/a> is still out <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/10\/30\/boston-bruins-defenceman-out-after-surgery\/\" target=\"_self\">following surgery on his ankle<\/a>. If the team can fill these voids, maybe they can maintain their standing. One thing is for sure, without their top blueliner now in McAvoy, it won&#8217;t be easy. Everyone will have to do what they can.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Bruins are dealing with some news today that will prove to be a big litmus test for their hot start in the Atlantic Division standings. The news is that defenceman Charlie McAvoy is out indefinitely following an injury that required surgery. Let&#8217;s check out the details. 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