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about 1 month ago: Boston Bruins' Johnny Boychuk, center, is treated on the ice after being hit by Vancouver Canucks' Mikael Samuelsson's slap shot during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, in Boston. The Canucks won 3-2 in a shootout. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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Defenseman Johnny Boychuk will be out until after the Olympic break with a fractured orbital bone. Boychuk was struck in the face by a shot from Mikael Samuelsson during the first period of the Bruins' 3-2 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. The injury will not require surgery as it is a non-displaced fracture, but will put the blueliner on the shelf for 7-10 days according to John Bishop of BostonBruins.com. I would guess that Boychuk will probably be wearing a visor or some sort of face protection for a while after he returns to the lineup.

While the injury looked pretty gruesome, Boychuk has to feel fortunate that things didn't turn out worse.

"Our doctors were talking about a quarter of an inch the other way would have made it much, much worse. With that shot, you've got to consider yourself lucky."

- Bruins Head Coach Claude Julien