The B’s, who had only the minimum 12 forwards on the two-game road trip, announced on Thursday afternoon that they had called up veteran forward Patrick Brown, who has 3-4-7 totals in 12 games for the P-Bruins. Whether he’ll play or has been brought up for precautionary reasons remains to be seen. The B’s held an optional skate in the morning.

The Bruins are already taking on the talented Dallas Stars without defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Andrew Peeke. Now it appears as though there is a forward who is at least questionable for Thursday’s tilt at American Airlines Center (8 pm).