Sun May 11 19:57:03 2008

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Flyers D Coburn leaves after getting hit with puck

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Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Braydon Coburn left in the first period of his team's playoff game against Pittsburgh after the puck hit him in the face.

Just 1:51 into the second game of the Eastern Conference finals series, a blast from the point in Philadelphia's end ramped off the stick of Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin and into the right side of Coburn's head.

The Flyers defenseman went down immediately with his gloves in front of his face, and a few small puddles of blood gathered on the ice. Coburn, though, was able to leave the ice under his own power.

Philadelphia is already without star defenseman Kimmo Timonen, who will miss the entire series after being diagnosed with a blood clot in his left leg.