Anton Blidh

NEW YORK — Anton Blidh has been here before, one foot planted under the NHL’s Big Top tent, only to be pointed back to AHL Providence for his continued career studies. Now it looks as though the 26-year-old Swede is here to stay, albeit not necessarily as a headliner.

The Boston Bruins continue to go through the carousel of player availability that, well, every team deals with during an NHL season. Anton Blidh will be back in the lineup for the Bruins on Wednesday against the Colorado Avalanche, head coach Bruce Cassidy said. He has been out the last two games after leaving Thursday’s win over the Washington Capitals following a big hit from Tom Wilson.

Blidh (upper body) will play on Boston's fourth line Wednesday in Colorado, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports. The forward missed two games after taking a hard hit from Washington's Tom Wilson on Thursday. Blidh, who has two goals and six assists in 20 games this season, will skate alongside Tomas Nosek and Curtis Lazar in Wednesday's contest.

Blidh (upper body) was wearing a non-contact jersey for Monday's game-day skate, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports, indicating he'll miss out against Anaheim. Blidh will miss his second straight game due to his upper-body issue. Prior to getting hurt, the 26-year-old Swede was stuck in a four-game pointless streak. With 20 games under his belt this season, the winger has already set a new personal best in games played in addition to goals (two) and assists (six).

The Bruins caught a major break: Brad Marchand is OK. The No. 1 left wing tested his upper-body injury during warm-ups against Winnipeg and was in the lineup on Saturday for the 3-2 matinee victory. “It’s been a little bit of a whirlwind. I didn’t really expect to play today,...

Boston Bruins fans were fearing the worst after Anton Blidh and Brad Marchand left Thursday’s night game against the Washington Capitals. On Friday, they got the news that they were sadly expecting. Bruce Cassidy spoke to the media and stated that Marchand and Blidh will both miss Saturday’s game...

The Bruins did not escape from their thrilling win over the Capitals unscathed. Head coach Bruce Cassidy updated reporters on the health status of forwards Brad Marchand and Anton Blidh on Friday, and confirmed that both will be out for Saturday’s home game against the Winnipeg Jets. Marchand and Blidh were both on the receiving end of hard hits by the Capitals’ Garnet Hathaway and Tom Wilson, respectively, and had to leave the game with reported upper-body injuries.

If the Boston Bruins want to extend their win streak Saturday afternoon, they’ll need to do so shorthanded. Both Brad Marchand and Anton Blidh won’t play for the B’s when they host the Winnipeg Jets at TD Garden, head coach Bruce Cassidy confirmed Friday. “They’ll both be...

The Bruins, it appears, have reached a suck-it-up moment in their season. Coach Bruce Cassidy said on Friday that both Brad Marchand and Anton Blidh will be out for Saturday’s game against the Winnipeg Jets at least and, after that, the team will have a better idea of how long they’re going to be out.

Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson knocked Boston Bruins forward Anton Blidh out of the game with a devastating open-ice hit.

BOSTON — Bruins forward Anton Blidh left the game late in the first period after an open-ice hit by Capitals forward Tom Wilson. The fourth line forward took a long time to get up after falling awkwardly to the ice. There was no penalty called on the play on...

Despite his reputation, the hit by Wilson appeared to be clean. Bruins winger Anton Blidh will miss the rest of Thursday’s game against the Capitals after absorbing a brutal — but seemingly clean — hit from Capitals forward Tom Wilson. Wilson, who has a controversial reputation and...

The Boston Bruins will be without forwards Brad Marchand and Anton Blidh for at least one game and possibly longer after both were injured Thursday. So, what are their options for replacing them?

Blidh (upper body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Capitals. Blidh was hit hard by Tom Wilson in the first period, and it's enough to keep the former out of the remainder of the contest. An update on Blidh's status should surface before Saturday's game versus the Jets.

Blidh (upper body) has been ruled out of Saturday's game versus Winnipeg, Joe Haggerty of BostonHockeyNow.com reports. Blidh exited Thursday's game against Washington in the first period after suffering an upper-body injury. The 26-year-old has averaged 10:29 of ice time and recorded eight points over 20 appearances this season. Blidh and Brad Marchand's (upper body) absences leave Boston thin at forward and a call-up is likely to undertake the lost minutes.

Every season there are surprises and disappointments. While there has definitely been a fair share of disappointments with the Boston Bruins, there have also been some really pleasant surprises. One is Oskar Steen, who has five points in eight games and is a plus-four. But there is another player who has quietly had an impact on the team this season: Anton Blidh.

As the Boston Bruins continue playing at an exceptionally high level, there has been one commonality: they are receiving contributions up and down the lineup. When Boston stumbled early in the season, a big part of the problem was trouble garnering offensive production from any group but the top line. Over the two weeks, the scoring has been spread out, all while the depth players continue to also impact games in non-scoring ways.