SUNRISE, Fla. — Boston captain Patrice Bergeron didn't accompany the Bruins on their journey to Florida for Games 3 and 4 of an Eastern Conference first-round sequence with the Panthers.

He missed Game 1 on account of sickness and Game 2 to an unspecified upper-body harm. Game 3 is Friday night.

“We believe Game 5 is likely,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery mentioned.

Bergeron was the Bruins’ third-leading scorer within the common season with 27 targets and 31 assists for 58 factors.

The 37-year-old ahead bought harm within the first interval of the regular-season finale in Montreal, and in addition missed 4 of eight video games late within the season, with the Bruins having nothing left to play for. Bergeron returned for Boston’s final two video games.

“We wanted, I wanted and Bergy wanted the last two games to ramp up, to get into a rhythm for the playoffs,” Montgomery mentioned. “Life happens. Unfortunately, tweaked something in that last game. Even with the hindsight, we would still do it exactly the same way. That’s how it’s easy to move forward when you have no regret with what you did, because it was a well-thought-out plan.”

The Bruins additionally mentioned that goaltender Linus Ullmark shall be a game-time choice for Game 3 in opposition to the Panthers on Friday night time. Ullmark led the NHL in wins (40), goals-against common (1.89) and save proportion (.938) through the common season.

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