Patrice Bergeron

Bruins' Patrice Bergeron out Thursday with lower body injury

Boston Bruins' center Patrice Bergeron is not in the lineup for Thursday's season opener with the Nashville Predators.

What It Means:

Bergeron has been nursing an unspecified lower body injury during the preseason. Ryan Spooner is slated to take Bergeron's spot on the B's top line.

Our models project Bergeron will post 281.75 FanDuel points with 25 goals and 35 assists in 2017.