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Patrice Bergeron Listed As 'Day-To-Day'

BOSTON (CBS/AP) -- Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron is back in Boston and is listed as "day-to-day."

Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli issued the following update Sunday morning:

Patrice was discharged from the hospital Saturday night and will be flying home with the team this morning.

After returning to Boston, coach Claude Julien said Bergeron is day-to-day and that is "good news to him."

Julien said he hopes his star center will be able to play in Game 6 on Monday night.

Asked if it was an upper or lower body injury, Julien said, "body."

Bergeron was discharged from a Chicago hospital and flew home with the team Sunday morning. He got off the team bus at the TD Garden, went straight to his car and was driven away.

Nick Kypreo of Sportsnet Canada is reporting Bergeron may have suffered a spleen injury.

Stay with CBS Boston for the latest updates.

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