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Charlie Coyle removed from COVID list, in lineup vs. Capitals

The Bruins are getting Charlie Coyle back in action.

BOSTON, MA – FEBRUARY 04: Charlie Coyle #13 of the Boston Bruins skates with the puck during a game against the Vancouver Canucks at TD Garden on February 4, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

Bruins center Charlie Coyle's stay on the league's COVID list was indeed a short one, as Coyle was removed from the list and will be in action for Friday's head-to-head with the Capitals.

The B's are leaving little to the imagination when it comes to Coyle, too, with the Weymouth, Mass. native plugged right back between Trent Frederic and Craig Smith on the Black and Gold's third line.

The 29-year-old Coyle has five goals and eight points in 19 games this season.

With Coyle cleared and in action, the Bruins removed Sean Kuraly from the lineup. It's unclear as to why Kuraly will sit, at least in terms of this being a healthy or unhealthy scratch, but Kuraly made the crucial defensive-zone turnover that led to Washington's lone goal in a 2-1 shootout loss on Wednesday night.

That leaves the Bruins with a fourth line look with Jack Studnicka between Anders Bjork and Chris Wagner.

That will move Jake DeBrusk back up to a second line with Nick Ritchie and David Krejci, while the Bruins' superhuman first line with Patrice Bergeron between Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak untouched.

The Bruins enter action with a 1-0-2 record against the Capital in 2021.

Ty Anderson is 98.5 The Sports Hub’s friendly neighborhood straight-edge kid. Ty has been covering the Bruins (and other Boston teams) since 2010, has been a member of the PHWA since 2013, and went left to right across your radio dial and joined The Sports Hub in 2018. Ty also writes about all New England sports from Patriots football to the Boston Celtics and Boston Red Sox.