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Patrice Bergeron has concussion

Updated: May 7, 2011, 9:38 PM ET
By James Murphy | ESPNBoston.com

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli confirmed Saturday morning that center Patrice Bergeron suffered a concussion as a result of an open-ice hit he took from Flyers winger Claude Giroux.

The hit occurred 2:38 into the third period of the Bruins' series-clinching 5-1 win over the Flyers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals series Friday night.

"Patrice suffered a mild concussion last evening," Chiarelli said in a Saturday morning news conference. ...

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