Bruins’ Lindholm been dealing with back injury for two seasons
One of the more prominent players in New England hasn’t been at full health for a couple of years.
When speaking to the media at the team’s end-of-season media availability, Boston Bruins forward revealed he has been dealing with a back injury that he suffered during the offseason before the 2024-25 season, the year he signed with the Bruins.
Lindholm mentioned that he felt only 100 percent at the beginning of the 2025-26 campaign and that he received a back injection before heading to Milan to represent Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Elias Lindholm said he is on year 2 of dealing with a back injury that he got the offseason he signed with the Bruins. He said he only felt 100% at the very beginning of the season. He got at least one back injection during the season. He said he got an injection before Show more
This year, Lindholm missed 13 games due to injury, as he suffered both lower-body and upper-body injuries. during the campaign. It came after he managed to play the full 82 games during his first season in Beantown. This year, he potted 17 goals and 31 assists for 48 points during the regular season, just one more point than he registered in 2024-25. The 31-year-old added two goals in Boston’s first-round series against the Buffalo Sabres, scoring in a loss in Game 1, before potting a goal in the team’s victory in Game 5 to stay alive. Ultimately, the Bruins were eliminated in the sixth game of the set, marking the Sabres’ first playoff series win in 19 years.
The fact that Lindholm was able to be as productive as he was despite being hindered by his back in a sport like hockey is rather remarkable. The only question is, will he be able to rehabilitate the injury enough to remain 100 percent throughout the entire season?
The Boden native just finished the second season of a seven-year contract with the Bruins. The deal carries an AAV of $7.75 million through the 2030-31 campaign. He has a full no-move clause through the 2028-29 season, with a modified no-trade clause for the final two years of the contract.