It’s been a painful couple of days for Bruins’ Matt Poitras

Boston Bruins forward Matt Poitras suffered a broken nose during Monday's 3-2 shootout victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. The 22-year-old took an elbow to the face from Golden Knights forward Braeden Bowman during the second period at TD Garden. Bowman received a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for the hit, but no supplemental discipline from the NHL Department of Player Safety.

Poitras had his nose reset on Tuesday before returning to practice on Wednesday wearing a full bubble shield. Head coach Marco Sturm confirmed Poitras will travel for Thursday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he could potentially play. Meanwhile, rookie defenseman Frederic Brunet is expected to return to the lineup after sitting out three consecutive games.