When Boston Bruins star defenseman Charlie McAvoy received a suspension on Tuesday from the NHL for an illegal hit to the head on Josh Anderson of the Blue Jackets, Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy turned to a seldom-used, but familiar face to replace McAvoy.
Former Michigan defensemen Steve Kampfer (‘10) will make his second start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the puck drops on the Eastern Conference Final at TD Garden. Boston, the second seed in the East, opens its best of seven series against the seventh seeded Carolina Hurricanes at home Thursday night.