Backes (elbow) was on the ice for practice Saturday morning, and his doing power-play drills could be a sign that he's ready to return for the evening's contest against the Rangers, Joe Haggerty of CSNNE reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Bruins have won two of the past five games without Backes in the lineup, so they could certainly use his grit and two-way skills in the top six. A 32-year-old veteran, Backes has four points and 20 hits through five games. We'll see how he looks in pregame warm-ups before saying for certain that you should plug him back into fantasy lineups.