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After four straight days of practice, the Bruins stayed off the ice on Thursday as they progress toward a return to game action this weekend. The Black & Gold are scheduled to host Buffalo on Saturday afternoon at TD Garden before traveling to Detroit for a Sunday matinee with the Red Wings.

Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy met virtually with the media on Thursday morning and said that Boston could be at full strength for Saturday's tilt against the Sabres. With the NHL adjusting its COVID-19 protocols to align with the CDC's new five-day isolation period, Charlie Coyle, who entered protocol on Dec. 26, could return to the team as soon as Friday's practice if he meets a certain testing threshold - a CT value greater than 30 - to determine he is no longer contagious.