Lindholm missed the last 13 games of the regular season due to the injury. He played in four playoff contests, but he wasn't fully recovered. "I'll see, I'll talk to the [medical] staff here today," said Lindholm. "I'm thinking maybe get some PRP or something just to boost the healing. That will re-settle and rehab it to make sure it's all good and strong for next year…it's tough. Coming in I felt great and then that's hockey. It's unfortunate, but that's just the way it goes sometimes."

Lindholm had been unavailable since Game 2 of the series when he was injured on a hard hit by Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov. He was paired with Charlie McAvoy during the morning skate. Lindholm has one shot, three blocks and two hits this postseason. Boston needs a win in Game 6 in order to force a series-deciding contest back in Raleigh on Saturday. 

The Bruins didn't have a team practice on Wednesday, but Lindholm did join the extras for a morning skate. He was injured during Game 2 and hasn't been able to play since.

Lindholm didn't travel with the Bruins for the contest. The Hurricanes will host the Bruins for Game 5 and then the series will return to Boston for Game 6 on Thursday.