Boston Bruins forward James Hagens will miss multiple weeks with a back injury, head coach Marco Sturm announced Saturday.
The team placed the rookie on injured reserve after he absorbed a cross-check from Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Samuel Girard in the third period of Boston’s 6-2 victory on Thursday night.
“It’s definitely gonna be a few weeks,” Sturm said. “Very unfortunate. It’s not a dirty play or anything like that, just got him in the wrong spot there.”
Hagens, who turned 20 on Tuesday, has 12 points (six goals, six assists) in 17 games this season.
Boston drafted Hagens with the seventh overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft and he made his debut last season with one assist in two games.