Bruins' Ryan Donato: Second-line duty on tap

Donato is on track to skate on the Bruins' second line with David Krejci and Jake DeBrusk in Tuesday night's game against the Panthers, Michael Tolvo of the Bruins' official site reports.

The 22-year-old, whose slow start this season prompted a demotion to the AHL, has looked good over his last two games since being recalled. That will result in him getting a chance to see top-six work in addition to power-play time. Donato fired a team-high six shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Detroit en route to notching his second goal of the season. A quick glance at his lone two points over 13 NHL games to date might be enough to discourage fantasy players, but the youngster's productive stint in the minors appears to have bolstered his confidence to the point that Donato could provide the B's with some much-needed secondary scoring.