David Krejci Will Take Part In Warmups
Bruins center David Krejci is traveling with the B’s for Game 6 on Friday night at FLA Live Arena despite missing the previous three games of the Bruins first-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers due to an upper-body injury.
Head Coach Jim Montgomery told reporters Thursday: “Krejci is traveling with us, and he has a couple of more boxes to check before we can say he’s a player.”
As of noon Eastern on Friday, it was announced he’ll take part in warmups tonight, but availability is still up in the air.
Gearing Up For Game 6
The Bruins are up 3-2 in the series and have won two of the three games Krejci has missed. The Panthers avoided elimination with a 4-3 victory in overtime on Wednesday night at TD Garden.
If Krejci can play on Friday, he will move into the center position on the second line. In 70 regular-season games this year, Krejci recorded 16 goals and 56 points. For the majority of Krejci’s absence in this series, Pavel Zacha has filled in at center.
Remaining Series Schedule
Bruins Lead Series 3-2
Game 1 at Boston: Monday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN (Bruins Win)
Game 2 at Boston: Wednesday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN (Bruins Loss)
Game 3 at Florida: Friday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. on TNT (Bruins Win)
Game 4 at Florida: Sunday, April 23 at 3:30 p.m. on TNT (Bruins Win)
Game 5 at Boston: Wednesday, April 26 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN (Bruins Loss)
Game 6 at Florida: Friday, April 28 at 7:30 ET on TNT
Game 7* at Boston: Sunday, April 30 (TBD)
