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Zacha (upper body) will not accompany the team to Florida ahead of Boston's two-game road trip, Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe reports Friday.

Zacha suffered the injury against Philadelphia on Thursday. The center has 15 goals and 37 points, including 15 with the man advantage, over 54 appearances this season. He is unlikely to play against Tampa Bay on Sunday and could return after the Olympic break if he doesn't join the team ahead of Wednesday's matchup against the Panthers.

Lindholm (upper body) won't travel with the Bruins for their two-game swing through Florida, Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe reports Friday.

Lindholm will not only miss the Stadium Series game in Tampa, but this raises doubts about whether he will be healthy enough to join Team Sweden in Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics. With Pavel Zacha (upper body) also not making the trip, the Bruins will likely have to deploy Fraser Minten and either Casey Mittelstadt or Matthew Poitras as their top two centers.

McLeod picked up two assists, one on the power play, in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Kings.

The 26-year-old center had a hand in Alex Tuch's first and third goals on the night, as McLeod's linemate produced his fourth career hat trick. McLeod has gotten onto the scoresheet in four straight games, and over the last 13 contests he's erupted for four goals and 15 points for the surging Sabres.

Glass (undisclosed) will make the trip for Saturday's clash in Ottawa, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Glass' status for Saturday's game remains up in the air, but the fact that he is traveling with the team certainly bodes well for his recovery. Prior to getting hurt, Glass seemed to have found his offensive game with six goals and three assists in his last nine outings. Still, those nine points represent half of his season-long production, so fantasy managers should probably anticipate a regression at some point.

Mittelstadt scored the game-winning goal and added two assists in Thursday's 6-3 victory over the Flyers.

The 27-year-old gave the Bruins a 4-1 lead late in the second period while also having a hand in tallies by Viktor Arvidsson and Fraser Minten. The three points were a season high for Mittelstadt, while the GWG was his first of 2025-26. Through 14 games in January, he's picked up his scoring pace with two goals and 11 points.

Minten scored a goal and added two assists in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Flyers.

It was the 21-year-old center's second three-point performance of the season, with the other coming Jan. 10 against the Rangers. Minten could be looking at a top-line assignment in the final couple games before the Olympic break -- Elias Lindholm (upper body) was already on the shelf Thursday, and Pavel Zacha (upper body) also left the contest early, leaving Boston very thin up the middle. Minten appears to be up to the task, however, and over his last 15 games he's broken out for eight goals and 16 points.

Hischier scored the game-winning goal and fired seven shots on net in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over Nashville.

Hischier played the hero in Thursday's contest when he skated the puck coast-to-coast before firing a slapshot from the left wing that ended up top shelf to give New Jersey the overtime win. With Thursday's game-winning tally, he is up to 18 goals, 41 points, 141 shots on net, 41 hits and 46 blocks across 54 games this season. After hitting a wall offensively in early December, the 27-year-old center has been a frequent goal scorer with eight goals, 11 points and 43 shots on net over the last 15 games. He should continue to shine in fantasy and play a strong two-way role for a New Jersey team that sits just seven points out of a playoff spot in the Metropolitan Division.

McBain supplied two assists and recorded three hits in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Hurricanes.

McBain dished out the primary helper on goals scored by each of his linemates Thursday, Kailer Yamamoto and Michael Carcone. With the pair of apples, McBain is up to 13 assists, 19 points, 78 shots on net, 186 hits and 37 blocked shots through 54 games this season. Over his last 11 games, the 26-year-old forward has been hot with nine points, a plus-10 rating, 22 shots on net and 38 hits. While his overall offensive numbers don't stand out, McBain is a decent streaming option in deep fantasy leagues that value banger stats, as he's a near shoo-in for his fourth consecutive season north of 200 hits.

Frost scored a goal, took two shots on goal and blocked two shots in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Wild.

Frost's fantasy appeal won't be very high in most formats due to his bottom-six role, but he's been making the most of his opportunities of late after scoring in two of his last three games. The 26-year-old is up to three goals and six points over 13 appearances in January, so while he might have some upside in deep formats, he has limited upside in standard leagues due to his role in the lineup.

Strome recorded a goal and an assist in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over the Red Wings.

Strome went pointless in the 5-1 loss to the Kraken on Tuesday, but that was one of the two games in which he hasn't been able to crack the scoresheet in his last 10. During that productive stretch, Strome has tallied 11 points (five goals, six assists), 27 shots and six blocked shots despite a minus-3 rating.