Vancouver Canucks forward Mason Raymond will not return for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final and will need three-to-four months of recovery after sustaining a vertebrae compression fracture in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins.
On the first shift of the game, Raymond got mixed up with Bruins defenceman Johnny Boychuk. Raymond was bent down with Boychuk's stick between his legs when the blue-liner took him awkwardly into the boards.
Raymond lay on the ice for several minutes before being helped off by teammates. He was taken to hospital on a stretcher for further evaluation.
Raymond, who played alongside Ryan Kesler and Chris Higgins on the Canucks' second line, was replaced by Jannik Hansen in Monday's contest.
The final game of the season goes Wednesday in Vancouver, with the winner claiming the Stanley Cup.
