The Chicago Blackhawks face the Boston Bruins on Wednesday for Game 4 of the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final. Game 4 starts at 8 p.m. ET. Tune into NBC or watch the live stream HERE.
The Bruins can take a commanding 3-1 lead on Wednesday with a win over the visiting Blackhawks. The Blackhawks, meanwhile, hope to have forward Marian Hossa return for Game 4. The team declined to elaborate why Hossa was a scratch for Game 3, the Associated Press reports.
"It's sort of a secret society in the hockey world and in the injury world," Blackhawks forward Dave Bolland told reporters. "You don't want other teams having any injury information at all."
Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville refused to say anything more than calling it an "upper" injury.
"I'm not going to get (into) exactly what the injury is or where it occurred," Quenneville told reporters.
Without Hossa's added efforts Monday night, Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots to help his team to a 2-0 win. Patrice Bergeron and Daniel Paille each scored goals in the Game 3 victory.
Bruins coach Claude Julien understands Quenneville's secrecy regarding injuries to his players.
"There's times where you have to protect your players, and I understand it. I know it's frustrating for you guys as media. You're trying to share that information. The most important thing for us, we can take the heat for that, is protecting your players."
