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Zdeno Chara exits in 1st period

BOSTON -- Bruins captain Zdeno Chara suffered an undisclosed injury in the first period of Thursday's game against the New York Islanders and will not return.

Chara's last shift came with 8:13 remaining in the first period. Earlier in the shift, he put a big hit on the Islanders' John Tavares between the circles in front of Bruins goaltender Niklas Svedberg. Chara did not appear injured and finished the shift before going to the locker room.

The Bruins' defensive unit is already down one man with Kevan Miller out indefinitely with a dislocated right shoulder.