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Frederic — who is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury — remains on the trade market, but the Bruins could see his value diminish.

Boston Bruins forward Trent Frederic is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury, the team announced. Frederic sustained the injury during the Bruins' 5-4 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.

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Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves for his fourth shutout of the season as the Wild ended a three-game losing streak.

But it did keep the Islanders’ faint hopes alive as they held on for 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at TD Garden to snap a four-game losing streak. Importantly, goalie Ilya Sorokin was markedly sharper and more aggressive than in Tuesday night’s 5-1 loss to the Rangers at UBS Arena — a game in which the Islanders felt they were the better team but could not keep their rivals from consistently crowding the crease.

Oliver Wahlstrom’s career hasn’t had the fairy tale revival the Bruins had hoped when they claimed him from the Islanders in December. Hours before they were scheduled to play those Islanders, Boston placed Wahlstrom on waivers on Thursday.

Snapshots from the New York Islanders' 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Photo credit: Steve Babineau/NHLI via and Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via . NewYorkIslanders.com is the official Web site of the New York Islanders Hockey Club,

When the Bruins sent Matt Poitras and Mike Callahan back to Providence for the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off break, Poitras seemed certain to come back when the season restarted. Callahan’s status was less certain.