Bruins Injuries: Torey Krug, Brett Ritchie Return For Game Against Wild

The banged-up Boston Bruins are nearing full strength.

Defenseman Torey Krug and winger Brett Ritchie both will be in the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Wild at TD Garden. Krug has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury, while Ritchie missed Thursday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres with an infection.

Here’s the full list of updates from Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy:

And here’s one on David Backes:

With Krug ready to go, the Bruins sent defenseman Urho Vaakanainen back down to Providence.

Speaking of returns, Saturday’s game marks the TD Garden return of Ryan Donato, whom the Bruins dealt to the Wild before last season’s trade deadline.

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Plymouth State/Boston University product from Wolfeboro, NH, who now is based in Rhode Island. Have worked at NESN since 2016, covering the Patriots since 2021. Might chat your ear off about Disney World, Halo 2, and Lord of the Rings.