Matt Fraser, who scored an overtime goal for the Bruins in his NHL playoff debut last season, has been a dominant minor-league scorer for three years. He's determined to grab one of the many job openings at forward in the Bruins' training camp.

Matt Fraser will be happy to return to Providence this afternoon – but he’d prefer that it’s only to visit.

Fraser, 24, is expected to be among the 40 players who’ll suit up for today’s Black & Gold Game at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. If the first two days of training camp are an accurate indication, he’ll skate at left wing on a line with David Krejci, the Bruins’ No. 1 center.

That doesn’t mean there’s any chance that Fraser will bump Milan Lucic, Krejci’s long-time linemate, to another line. It does indicate, however, that the B’s think Fraser should skate with skilled offensive players. Therefore, in a camp in which the search is on for wingers who can score, it’s a significant opportunity.

“I hope it’s confidence they’re showing in me, that they want to see what I can do with a guy like (Krejci),” Fraser said on Saturday at Ristuccia Arena. “Obviously, it’s a huge honor to play on that line, because he is so good. He sees the ice so well. It’s kind of nice, because he likes to distribute the puck.”

Over three seasons at the AHL level, Fraser has excelled at putting pucks in the net. After scoring 70 goals in 135 games over two years with the Texas Stars, he popped 20 in 44 games for the Providence Bruins last season.

Fraser is more determined than ever to carry those production skills into the NHL. He had something of a breakthrough – on a broken foot, at that – last spring, scoring in overtime of his NHL playoff debut at the Molson Centre to win Game 4 of the Bruins’ second-round series with the Canadiens. Fraser added an assist to help the B’s win Game 5.

This season, he wants to stay in Boston.

“You hear of all the (roster) spots, the potential openings,” Fraser said, “and I feel like I’ve done what I can to put myself in a position to succeed. I’ve really prepared.”

Fraser got into 13 NHL games (one goal, two assists) over two years with Dallas, which included him in the four-player package sent to the B’s in exchange for Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley in the summer of 2013. He played 14 games for Boston over a one-month span last year, but contributed only two goals before returning to Providence.

Fraser had a busy off-season, including an early return to Boston to participate in informal workouts that began just after Labor Day. He rehabbed his surgically-repaired foot, signed a new contract (one year, two-way), and focused on what had to be done to graduate to the NHL, full-time.

“I’ve kind of taken the summer to evaluate what I need to work on to get me to that next level, push me over the top,” he said.

“There’s such a fine line that separates American League players and NHL players. When you look around this dressing room, these are guys who have found that extra step, or whatever it is to make them succeed. I think I’m there, or close to being there. There’s a few things I need to work on.”

Any opportunities he can get with players such as Krejci, or while fellow former Star Reilly Smith remains without a contract and absent from camp, must be seized.

“With this opportunity to play with Krech, and with the openings on this team, I really feel I can step in and be an impact player,” Fraser said. “When it comes down to it, if falls on my shoulders, and that’s kind of all I want.”

Around the boards: David Pastrnak, the 2014 first-round draft pick who had been skating with Fraser and Krejci, left Saturday morning’s first practice session because he “tweaked his shoulder,” said coach Claude Julien, who termed Pastrnak “very, very doubtful for (Sunday). I would think, if anything, he’ll be stiff, and we wouldn’t want to take that chance, (but) I don’t think it’s too, too serious.” … Julien said he hadn’t been given a time frame for the return of veteran center Gregory Campbell (core injury), and that Lucic, coming off wrist surgery, “can practice, but he hasn’t been cleared to play yet.”