Hampus Lindholm is “unlikely to return this season,” and there is no timetable for Charlie McAvoy’s return to action, according to general manager Don Sweeney, who met with reporters following Bruins practice Sunday at Warrior Ice Arena.

The Bruins have been a mess in the 2024-25 campaign, making it clear as day that it's time to sell at the upcoming trade deadline.

The Rorschach test that is Islanders hockey offered on Thursday night the same sort of picture it’s been giving ahead of the trade deadline.

With the 4 Nations Face-Off over, the Bruins will resume play on Saturday night against the Anaheim Ducks at TD Garden.

The Boston Bruins announced on Thursday that veteran forward Trent Frederic is out week to week. The forward suffered a lower-body injury in Tuesday’s matchup against the Maple Leafs.

Despite a wide edge in play, the B’s spotted the Islanders a 2-0 lead and only David Pastrnak could beat Ilya Sorokin (37 saves) midway through the third period as the B’s took their fifth straight loss (0-3-2). The Isles hung on for the 2-1 win.

The Bruins more than once had two points well within their grasp, but fell in overtime after a bad penalty changed the momentum.

Leo Carlsson scored with 1:21 left in overtime to give Anaheim a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins and extend the Ducks’ winning streak to four straight games.

BOSTON -- Mitch Marner scored his second goal of the game at 4:08 of overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied late to defeat the Boston Bruins 5-4 at TD Garden on Tuesday. Marner skated into a pass from Auston Matthews and scored on a breakaway, making a move to his forehand before tucking a shot around the left pad of Jeremy Swayman.

With six games remaining between now and the Trade Deadline, it’s hard to argue that the Boston Bruins are legitimate ... including Elias Lindholm, the moves haven’t paid off—an outcome ...