The Boston Bruins (3-0-0) close out a three-game homestand looking to maintain their hot start when they host the winless Tampa Bay Lightning (0-2-0)

The Bruins defenseman won’t play in Monday’s matinee against the Tampa Bay Lightning, but could return during Boston’s three-game trip against the Vegas Golden Knights, Colorado Avalanche and the Utah Mamouth. Coach Marco Sturm said the plan is for Lindholm to travel with the team.

Johansson will make his 2025-26 season debut before starter Andrei Vasilevskiy gets the nod for the second game of the Bolts' back-to-back against the Bruins on the road Tuesday. In 2025-26, the 30-year-old Johansson saw action in 19 regular-season games but could see his workload diminish if the team keeps waiver claim Pheonix Copley on the roster.

BOSTON -- The memory of how everything went so very wrong is fresh in the minds of the Boston Bruins, visceral, so it has been notable how they have spoken throughout training camp, in the early start to the season, with a lightness, a gratefulness, a hopefulness.

It never makes sense to panic when you're two or three games in. Still, let's sort some teams after an eventful weekend.

The Boston Bruins are off to a strong start in 2025-26 after winning their first three games of the season against the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and Buffalo Sabres.

Jordan Harris, who made his Bruins debut, got the primary assist on the play, marking his first point with the organization. The Haverhill, Mass, native skated on the second pair with Andrew Peeke and finished with an assist, block and two hits through 16:25 of ice time.

Lyon had some rough luck in the second. Mark Kastelic used some funky pinball to put the Bruins up 2-0 as the puck caromed high off Sabres defenseman Conor Timmins and knuckled down into the net just past the midway point of the game.