DETROIT – Viktor Arvidsson will be back in the lineup on Tuesday night as the Bruins visit the Red Wings for the second end of a home-and-home set between the Atlantic Division rivals. Arvidsson has missed the last seven games after suffering a lower-body injury on Nov. 15 in Montreal.
The injury came at an unfortunate time for the winger, who notched a goal in that game against the Canadiens and had tallied four goals over his previous seven contests. For the season, the 32-year-old has 6 goals and 4 assists for 10 points in 20 games.
“I felt like I created a lot of chances, worked hard, played great. It kind of came for me at that time. It was unfortunate that the injury happened. Just gonna try to get back to where I ended,” said Arvidsson. “Just a mindset, believe in yourself and have confidence when you get out there and play. Try to play my game and make plays and just try to get back in the rhythm of the game.”
Bruins head coach Marco Sturm added that Arvidsson has been a valuable part of the group in his first season with the Black & Gold.
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“He’s just one of those players you kind of want to follow, just the way he leads on the ice,” said Sturm. “I thought when he got hurt, I remember that game in Montreal, that was probably his best stretch I’ve seen him playing for a while. Hopefully we can get him to be back to the way that he played during that time, but it’s definitely nice to have him back that’s for sure.”
Arvidsson will slot back in as the right wing alongside Casey Mittelstadt and Pavel Zacha, reuniting a trio that was building some strong chemistry before both Arvidsson and Mittelstadt were sidelined by injuries last month.
“I think we have fun together and we talk about stuff that is happening on the ice and we think the game pretty much the same way. That was huge,” said Arvidsson. “I thought at the beginning we might not have talked too much about our games but now we do and I think that’s started to show on the ice. I think we’re starting to understand each other better.”
Despite so many players in and out of the lineup, the Bruins have been able to maintain a solid level play and find themselves in second place in the Atlantic Division with 30 points and 15-12-0 record.
“Huge, I think everybody in here has shown they can play at this level and compete,” said Arvidsson. “I think we did a great job on the [last] road trip and coming back to our building. We’ve just got to up our game a little bit and string some wins together. The East is still tight right now and every point is really important, especially these games against a divisional opponent.”
ALLSTON, MASS. (WHDH) – Boston police are searching for a gunman who opened fire in Allston Thursday and left one person hurt.
Police responded to a radio call for a person shot in the area of Brighton Avenue at approximately 6:46 p.m. When officers arrived, they said they found a male “juvenile” suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim’s age has not been released.
Boston police said the shooter fled the scene and remains at large. No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Boston police.
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A State Police trooper who was allegedly found “slumped over” in his car at around 5 a.m. in the South End with an open container of High Noon vodka has been “relieved of duty.”
Mass State Police confirmed to the Herald Wednesday night that Trooper Donovan Preston, 31, arrested for alleged drunken driving in Boston this past weekend, “has been relieved of duty.” Preston’s base pay is listed as $80,213.
A Boston Police report states that police arrived at Herald Street on Saturday to see Preston “stopped in lane 2 of the road” with his brake lights on. The suspect was slumped over “with his eyes closed,” the report adds.
“The officer observed that the car was on and in drive. The officer observed an open container of alcohol (High Noon) in the cupholder,” according to the report. The BPD officer then knocked on the window “for approximately 10 seconds before the suspect lifted his head up.”
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Once he picked his head up, police said he appeared “confused and he looked around. The suspect’s vehicle began to roll to which the officer announced, ‘Boston Police. Open the Door.’ ”
Preston stopped on the three-lane, outbound road with his black BMW in the middle of two lanes.
A State Police spokesman said in an email: “Trooper Donovan Preston was relieved of duty and will be subject to a department discipline process.” All other comments were directed toward the police report.
That report, provided to the Herald Wednesday night, added that State Police were notified after Preston’s arrest.
The can of High Noon was logged into the evidence book.
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This latest OUI case comes as State Police Sgt. Scott Quigley is being investigated in an alleged drunken driving fatal crash in Woburn in 2023 that killed a disabled passenger in a van.
In the Quigley case, his blood alcohol level reportedly tested at a .114 at the hospital following the crash (the legal limit is .08). That detail came out in a wrongful death suit filed by the victim Angelo Schettino’s family.
‘Unless he’s s###-faced, I’m not worried’: Mass State Police dash cam catches aftermath of deadly cruiser crash [+video]
The smashed van at the Woburn crash scene. (MSP body camera video screengrab)
