It’s been five days since Boston Bruins star defenseman Charlie McAvoy was struck in the face by a slap shot during the team’s 3-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens.
It was announced on Wednesday that McAvoy would be out indefinitely after having facial surgery and on Thursday, ESPN’s Emily Kaplan provided another update on the 27-year-old.
“A few injury updates around NHL… -Charlie McAvoy’s timeline depends on healing from facial surgery, but expectation is he’ll be OK for Olympics. Best case in what was a horrible scenario,” Kaplan wrote on X.
McAvoy was one of the first six players to be named to Team USA for the 2026 Winter Olympics. The Milano Cortina games begin on Feb. 6.
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The 2016 first-round pick played in 19 of the team’s first 20 games, recording no goals and 14 assists.
McAvoy’s 14 helpers are the second-most on the Bruins, trailing only superstar David Pastrnak.
