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Bruins may need to finish Stanley Cup Final without their age-defying captain

BOSTON – Blood stains trailed down the front of his jersey and around his grey beard, a fitting look for a captain the Boston Bruins describe as a “warrior.” Zdeno Chara couldn’t do much talking after a puck struck him in the face in the second period of Monday’s Game 4, but even as he was advised against playing, his presence on the bench for the third period spoke volumes of his importance in this Stanley Cup Final.

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Chara is believed to have a broken jaw, a potentially series-altering injury with his status uncertain for Game 5 against the St.