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Yzerman helped from ice in second period

Updated: May 6, 2004, 2:49 PM ET

DETROIT -- Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman was hit in the face by a puck midway through the second period Saturday and needed help getting off the ice.

He did not return to the game, which Calgary won 1-0.

"He went to the hospital," Detroit coach Dave Lewis said. "They're going to X-ray and take a look at the facial area where he got hit."

A shot by Red Wings defenseman Mathieu Schneider ricocheted off someone in front of the Calgary net and hit Yzerman squarely in the face ...

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