WILMINGTON, Mass. -- The Boston Bruins announced Monday afternoon that defenseman Kevan Miller will be out indefinitely with a dislocated right shoulder.
Miller suffered the injury during a fight with the Buffalo Sabres’ Nicolas Deslauriers at 7:55 of the first period during Boston’s 4-0 win Saturday at First Niagara Center.
At the end of the fight, the two landed hard on the ice and Miller needed to go to the locker room and did not return for the remainder of the game. Miller missed Monday’s practice and was examined by team doctors.
With Miller sidelined, Matt Bartkowski will return to the lineup Tuesday against the San Jose Sharks at TD Garden. He’s been a healthy scratch for seven of the team’s seven games this season.
“You never want to see it under this circumstance,” Bartkowski said of returning to the lineup. “Millsy’s a good friend of mine and you never want to see any of these D get hurt, but it’s good to get back in and play some games.”
In the one game he played this season, Bartkowski’s defensive miscue in the closing second of regulation resulted in the Bruins losing, 2-1, to the Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 13. He said he’s looking for redemption given this opportunity to return to the lineup.
“Yeah, absolutely,” he said. “All-around it wasn’t a good game, but I’d like to get some games in a row here and get going.”
