"This past year was one of frustration and several health-related setbacks for the Bruins defenseman. As Boston struggled to pull itself out of a season-ending tailspin in 2024-25, McAvoy missed the final two months of the regular season after suffering a shoulder injury during the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. A subsequent infection in said shoulder required an extended stay at Mass. General Hospital - where he underwent an irrigation and debridement procedure and needed a steady regiment of antibiotics that carried over into April."
"Even the clean slate brought upon by a new season was undercut by McAvoy landing on the shelf once again with a brutal injury this fall. In a win over Montreal on Nov. 15, a slap shot caught McAvoy square in the mouth - fracturing his jaw and knocking out several teeth. He returned to game action less than a month later, despite having lost 20 pounds on a liquid diet and needing a metal plate in his shattered joint."
Charlie McAvoy endured a difficult 2025 season marked by a shoulder injury at the 4 Nations Face-Off and a subsequent infection that required hospitalization, irrigation and debridement, and extended antibiotics. A brutal jaw fracture from a slap shot on Nov. 15 fractured his jaw and knocked out several teeth, requiring a metal plate and a liquid diet that led to a 20-pound weight loss. He returned to play less than a month later and continues to wear a protective bubble and shows visible scarring and missing teeth. Through the first three weeks of 2026 he feels good and has been a driving force during the Bruins' nine wins in 11 games.
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