Published 6/3/2008
at FOXSports.com News for NHL
Sergei Gonchar badly wanted to help his teammates.
But the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman couldn't do much after flying headfirst into the end boards while chasing an odd-man Red Wings break in the second period. The veteran was helped up by trainers and taken to the locker room.
He tried to make a go of it in the third period, but didn't feel right and wasn't able to participate in either of the first two overtimes.
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