Bruins' Chara exits with lower-body injury

RALEIGH, NC - OCTOBER 30: Zdeno Chara #33 of the Boston Bruins skates for position on the ice during an NHL game against the Carolina Hurricanes on October 30, 2018 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara left Wednesday's game against the Colorado Avalanche with a lower-body injury and will not return, the team announced.

Chara's left knee took a noticeably awkward jolt as he attempted to check Carl Soderberg.

The 41-year-old blue-liner entered Wednesday with four points in 17 games while averaging a team-high 22:27 per night.

The Bruins are already without four defensemen - Charlie McAvoy (concussion), Brandon Carlo (upper body), Kevan Miller (hand), and Urho Vaakanainen (concussion).

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