By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron will miss a month with a suspected shoulder injury. He was injured when he went head-first into the sideboards.
The 33-year-old suffered the injury in a 1-0 loss to the Dallas Stars on Friday night. He had two shots on goal in the game.
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He visited with doctors on Monday. Bergeron was already scheduled to miss Wednesday’s game with the Detroit Red Wings before Tuesday’s announcement.
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Bergeron could potentially return to the team on Thursday, December 20th against the Anaheim Ducks at home at 7 pm EST. If he does not return in that game, he could return against the Nashville Predators on Saturday, December 22nd, also at home at 1 pm EST.
Boston has a road game on Sunday, December 23rd against the Carolina Hurricanes at 5 pm EST.
If he is unable to return for those three games, the Bruins will have two games prior to the end of the year. They will have a home game against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, December 27th at 7 pm.
They will finish out the year on Saturday, December 29th at 7 pm against the Buffalo Sabres.
In nine games this season, Bergeron has 9 goals and 17 assists for 26 points. He also has a 3 +/- and a 10 PIM.
He has six even-strength goals with two power-play goals. Bergeron also had one short-handed goal and one game-winning goal.
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He has not scored since November 10th against the Toronto Maple Leafs. In the Bruins’ win, he had a goal and two assists for three points.
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