The Boston Bruins faced another injury setback as young forward Matt Poitras left the game against the New York Islanders due to a lower-body injury. Poitras, who was already dealing with injury issues, suffered a painful incident when he collided with the open door of the Islanders' bench after being shoved by Brock Nelson. His situation worsened when the Islanders' goalie, Jakub Skarek, opened the door at an unfortunate moment. Postgame, Bruins players expressed concern for Poitras, who logged only 7:08 of ice time before needing assistance off the ice.
"It's unfortunate, you know? As a player, you make sure that the door is always closed," David Pastrnak said postgame. "You don't want to see that, and you definitely don't want to see a guy pushing around the doors."
Poitras exited Boston's eventual 2-1 loss to the Islanders, doubled over in pain after colliding with the opening of the bench due to poor timing by Islanders goalie Skarek.
Just a game after the Bruins lost Trent Frederic to a lower-body injury, they faced another potential setback with Matt Poitras needing assistance off the ice.
Poitras logged just 7:08 of ice time in the loss, and the Bruins deemed him "unlikely" to return due to the lower-body injury sustained.
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