Avalanche's Sam Malinski: Logs assist in loss

Malinski had an assist, one shot and two hits over 13:44 of ice time in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Bruins.

Malinski picked up the secondary helper on Miles Wood's first-period strike, seconds after a power play expired. Malinski has three points over the last two games and will attempt to continue that streak Saturday in Philadelphia. His presence in the lineup could depend on the status of Bowen Byram (lower body), who is skating with the team but missed a seventh straight contest Thursday.