Among healthy players, Zadorov was selected over Sean Kuraly, a veteran, who returned to the Bruins this offseason. He was an alternate captain in Columbus. Elias Lindholm, who wore and ‘A’ in Calgary, might have been considered too if he was healthy.

The Bruins will be without defenseman Charlie McAvoy indefinitely, as McAvoy underwent successful facial surgery earlier this week after taking a slap shot to the face last Saturday at Montreal. Friday will mark McAvoy’s third consecutive game missed. There is no timetable for his return.

LOS ANGELES - The Boston Bruins defeated the Los Angeles Kings, 2-1, at Crypto.com Arena on November 21, 2025 and The Sporting Tribune's Jordan Teller was there to capture the following TST Images.

Bruins head coach Marco Sturm is shaking things up with his top two lines for Friday's head-to-head with the Kings.

There was no California Dreamin' for the Boston Bruins to start a three-game swing through the Golden State. Instead, a nightmarish trend continued.

The Kings host the Boston Bruins tonight as both teams look to avoid losing 3 straight games. The Kings are on the back end of their back-to-back after they lost 4-3 in a shootout against the San Jose Sharks. The Bruins are also looking to avoid losing 3 straight games after falling to the Ducks 4-3.