The Boston Bruins won the Winter Classic, but they may have suffered a significant blow in the process.
Jake DeBrusk has a broken fibula, reports Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli.
Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery said Wednesday that DeBrusk isn't traveling with the team on its three-game West Coast road trip, and the club will provide an update on his condition Thursday, according to The Boston Globe's Matt Porter.
The winger was the star of Boston's outdoor victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, scoring two third-period goals in a 2-1 win at Fenway Park on Monday.
DeBrusk was on track for a career season with 16 goals and 14 assists over 36 games. Five of those tallies came in the last six contests. He'd missed only one game before the injury in 2022-23 and was on pace for 35 goals and 31 assists had he been able to play 80 games.
The 26-year-old was thriving on the Bruins' top line alongside Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron.
DeBrusk collected 25 markers and 17 helpers across 77 tilts in 2021-22. He's in his sixth campaign with Boston. The Bruins nearly traded him in November 2021 and then again in March, but the forward rescinded his request to be dealt in July.
Boston drafted DeBrusk 14th overall in 2015.
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