According to interim coach Joe Sacco, the physical forward is out with an illness. Frederic’s absence leaves the Bruins without one of their most physical players. He has seven goals and seven assists in 47 games. The Bruins are now missing, Charlie McAvoy, Hampus Lindholm, Cole Koepke and Frederic.

Boston Bruins head coach Joe Sacco told reporters that Trent Frederic did not travel with the team and will be out against the New Jersey Devils. View the original article to see embedded media. Sacco shared that Frederic was still too sick to take the trip.

The good news was that Cole Koepke made the trip. He won’t be in the Bruins lineup, but he’s improved enough that the team wanted him to be able to participate in morning skate as he works his way through concussion protocol.

Charlie McAvoy and Hampus Lindholm both returned to Bruins’ practice on Monday. Neither will play on Tuesday at Buffalo, but their return signals a significant step in their efforts to return to ...

Reinforcements are getting closer and closer for the Bruins’ battered blue line. Both Charlie McAvoy and Hampus Lindholm were full participants in Boston’s skate at Warrior Ice Arena on Monday ...

Reinforcements are getting closer for the Bruins’ battered blue line. Charlie McAvoy and Hampus Lindholm were full participants in Monday’s skate at Warrior Ice Arena, the team’s top ...

For this matchup against the Sabres, the Bruins' forward group will be getting a boost. This is because forward Cole Koepke will be back in the lineup after missing each of the Bruins' last five games.

Trent Frederic will return to the Bruins lineup after missing two games with an illness. Sacco said there could be other game-time lineup changes. After Wednesday’s loss at New Jersey, Sacco said Swayman was “dealing with something minor” after he replaced him with Joonas Korpisalo in the third period.

The Bruins may not be the most talented bunch and the direction of the organization is still very much up in the air.

The up-and-down Boston Bruins remain squarely on a crowded playoff bubble in the Eastern Conference. Team president Cam Neely has acknowledged that a “retool” could be on the table between now and the March 7 trade deadline.

Only three other times all season have the Jets had at least that many power plays and failed to make the other team pay: Nov. 29 in Vegas (0-for-3), six days earlier in Nashville (0-for-3) and Nov. 14 in Tampa (0-for-5).

Jeremy Swayman will not play in Thursday's game against the Ottawa Senators due to an upper-body injury suffered the day before.