"McAvoy suffered the injury Saturday night in Montreal in the second period of the Bruins' matchup with the Canadiens. The 27-year-old took a Noah Dobson one-timer to the face and immediately dropped to the ice as blood spurted from his mouth. McAvoy was able to fly back with the team Saturday night, but Sturm quickly ruled McAvoy out of Monday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, then announced Tuesday that his star defenseman wouldn't travel with the team on its upcoming West Coast road trip."
"The Bruins' alternate captain has yet to score this season, but his 14 assists rank second on the team behind only David Pastrnak. Henri Jokiharju took McAvoy's place alongside Nikita Zadorov on Boston's top defensive pairing Monday night against Carolina, while recent Providence call-up Jonathan Aspirot should remain with the parent club as well while McAvoy is sidelined. Additionally, the Bruins recalled Michael Callahan -- who's appeared in 20 NHL games, including three this season -- from Providence on Wednesday."
Charlie McAvoy underwent facial surgery and remained in Boston while the team traveled to the West Coast. No timetable has been announced for his return. McAvoy suffered the injury Saturday in Montreal when he took a Noah Dobson one-timer to the face and immediately dropped to the ice bleeding from his mouth. He flew back with the team but was ruled out of the next game and was not included on the West Coast trip roster. Boston lost a key defensive leader whose 14 assists rank second on the club. Henri Jokiharju, Jonathan Aspirot and recalled Michael Callahan will fill roster spots while McAvoy is sidelined. Boston previously went 10-17-5 in the 32 games McAvoy missed last season.
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