ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – A day after Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf took a slap shot to the head, the Ducks had already found the lighter side of a potentially disastrous playoff injury.
Coach Bruce Boudreau was succinct: ”I didn’t want to look at him,” he said.
Nobody in either dressing room was surprised Thursday to learn Getzlaf plans to play against the Dallas Stars in Game 2 on Friday night despite that huge cut on his face.
Getzlaf was hit by Tyler Seguin’s shot in the final minute of the Ducks’ 4-3 victory over Dallas on Wednesday night in the series opener, but the puck apparently broke no bones – which means it’ll be almost impossible to keep Getzlaf off the ice.
Getzlaf was the NHL’s second-leading scorer this season with 87 points.
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