The Bruins defenseman has been working his way back from a lower-body injury suffered Nov. 12 in St. Louis with lots of off-ice rehab sessions and, lately, some solo on-ice workouts with skills coach John McLean.

BOSTON — Cole Koepke won’t be in the Bruins lineup when they travel to Ottawa for a key division game. Mark Kastelic looks likely to be in the lineup against his former team. Hampus Lindholm practiced again in a non-contact jersey.

Hampus Lindholm skated with the main group in a non-contact sweater at Wednesday’s practice for the first time since suffering a lower-body injury on Nov. 12 against the St. Louis Blues.

Three days ago marked two months since Boston Bruins defenseman was injured, and on Wednesday he finally spoke to the media for the first time since suffering his injury.

Boston Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm (undisclosed) won't be available Wednesday versus Edmonton and is considered week-to-week. Lindholm sustained an undisclosed injury at the start of the week and has been ruled out for the entirety of Boston's four-game road trip,

BOSTON – There was some progress on the Bruins injury front on Wednesday morning as both Hampus Lindholm and Mark Kastelic returned to practice with their teammates at Warrior Ice Arena donning maroon non-contact jerseys.

The Boston Bruins had good news and bad news this morning at practice at Warrior Ice Arena. Forward Mark Kastelic was back at practice in a non-contact red jersey.

The Boston Bruins remain without Hampus Lindholm, although he was a participant in practice on Tuesday morning.

Boston Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm took a big step forward in his recovery on Wednesday. The left-shot blueliner participated at team practice in a non-contact jersey for the first time since suffering his lower-body injury back on Nov. 12 against the St. Louis Blues.

Lindholm will miss his 29th straight game versus Tampa Bay on Tuesday, and landing on LTIR won't impact his recovery timeline. He has been skating, but it remains unclear when he will be ready to return to the lineup.

Bruins president Cam Neely admitted that Boston has to prepare for "two paths" as buyers or sellers this season.

The Bruins' recent wins over the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning have come despite allowing 43 and 45 shots, respectively. Goaltender Jeremy Swayman has continued to play his best hockey of the season with a .925 save percentage in his last nine starts.