The Boston Bruins will be without Hampus Lindholm for “weeks” after he suffered a lower-body injury Tuesday. It’s a major blow, as Lindholm had been the Bruins’ best defenseman this season and arguably their best player,

While speaking to reporters, Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery shared that defenseman Hampus Lindholm will be out "weeks" due to a lower-body injury. Lindholm, 30, left the Bruins' most recent matchup against the St. Louis Blues after blocking a shot.

The veteran blue liner suffered a lower-body injury in the first period of Tuesday’s 3-2 win over the Blues in St. Louis.