"Hopefully it's not that bad," says Boston coach Marco Sturm.
Lindholm suffered an upper body injury and will be examined further on Wednesday, according to the NHL club.
The center has scored 37 points (11 goals and 26 assists) in 44 games.
Last week, seven Swedish Olympic players were injured, some of whom have returned, while Anaheim's star center Leo Carlsson and Minnesota defenseman Jonas Brodin were forced to withdraw from the Olympics.
Stars like Victor Hedman of Tampa Bay and Gabriel Landeskog of Colorado are question marks as they have not yet returned after long injury layoffs.
The NHL takes a break on February 6th and the men's Olympic tournament starts on February 11th.
