Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo will be evaluated ‘on a week-to-week basis’

He suffered an upper-body injury in Thursday’s game against Pittsburgh

Charles Krupa — Brandon Carlo is under further evaluation by the Bruins. –Charles Krupa/AP Photo

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The Boston Globe

April 3, 2021

The Bruins said Saturday morning that defenseman Brandon Carlo “will be evaluated on a week-to-week basis” after an upper-body injury in Thursday’s game against Pittsburgh. The injury occurred in the first period.

Carlo missed 25 days after a concussion stemming from a March 5 hit by Washington’s Tom Wilson. Wilson was suspended seven games and fined more than $300,000.

Thursday was Carlo’s second game since that incident, his second documented concussion in a five-year career. He was not at Friday’s practice in Brighton.

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