Few players have been more reliable for the Boston Bruins this season than defenseman Hampus Lindholm. But now the team will need to find someone else to fall back on, with Lindholm expected to miss weeks with a lower-body injury.

The veteran blue liner suffered a lower-body injury in the first period of Tuesday’s 3-2 win over the Blues in St. Louis.

Just a day after Jim Montgomery tabbed Hampus Lindholm as one of the few Bruins playing with “offensive confidence”, Boston lost their dynamic defenseman to injury during Tuesday’s road matchup against the Blues.

While speaking to reporters, Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery shared that defenseman Hampus Lindholm will be out "weeks" due to a lower-body injury. View the original article to see embedded media.

Hampus Lindholm had been arguably the Bruins best defenseman this year. Now they'll be without him for the foreseeable future.