Boston Bruins D Charlie McAvoy misses Game 4 with Hurricane Carolina while on COVID-19 protocol

Boston Bruins Defender player Charlie McAvoy was excluded for Game 4 of the team’s first-round playoff series with Hurricane Carolina on Sunday after being placed in NHL COVID-19 protocol.

McAvoy, 24, is the team’s top defender. He has two assists in three games and is Boston’s lead in playoff time with an average of 25:15. The Bruins deployed him against the front lines of the Storm whose center was Sebastian Aho in game 3, won 4-2 for Boston that match was not scored.

He will be replaced on the Boston roster with Josh Brown28 years old, whom the Bruins bought from Senator from Ottawa at the time of the transaction. His last appearance after the season was with Florida Panthers in 2020.

Following the All-Star Break, the NHL and NHLPA agreed that they would stop testing players who were asymptomatic and that testing would only continue on a limited “cause” basis in players who had been vaccinated. The room was full, which indicates that McAvoy must be symptomatic to be tested.

According to NHL COVID-19 protocol, players will be allowed to self-quarantine after five days if the test results are negative and there are no symptoms. Game 5 is scheduled for Tuesday in Raleigh and a game 6 could be scheduled for Thursday in Boston.

Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy says defender is injured Hampus Lindholm maybe go back to Game 5 in Raleigh.

Meanwhile, The Hurricanes received good news with the words that Antti Raanta was back on target. He left in Game 2 after a collision with Bruins in the front David Pastrnak. Rookies Peter Kochetkov took the lead and got the game win but lost the 3rd game.

Kochetkov is actually the third keeper while Raanta is the backup for Frederik Andersenpeople with recurrent lower body trauma.

Carolina led the first series with a score of 2-1.