The already short-handed Bruins will be without two important players for Saturday’s Atlantic Division showdown with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

According to The Athletic, Charlie McAvoy didn’t make the one-game road trip for personal reasons, while Casey Mittelstadt will be scratched for an upper-body injury.

The Bruins were already without Elias Lindholm , who was placed on injured reserve Saturday, and Johnny Beecher, who left Thursday’s game with an injury.

Alex Steeves, who was called up from Providence, and Jeffrey Viel will move into the lineup at forward while Mason Lohrei will be back in action on defense.

During morning skate, Steeves skated on the second line with Pavel Zacha and Viktor Arvidsson. Viel moved into Beecher’s spot on the fourth line.

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