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Joe McDonald, ESPN Staff Writer 8y

Zdeno Chara back in lineup after upper-body injury

NHL, Boston Bruins

BOSTON -- Captain Zdeno Chara returned to the lineup Monday for the Bruins' 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning at TD Garden.

Chara played 21:27 in the contest and was a minus-2 as the Bruins dropped to 0-3-0.

The veteran defenseman missed the first two games of the 2015-16 season with an upper-body injury suffered during his first preseason game Sept. 24.

Boston was without Chara for an extended period last season when he suffered a left knee injury. He missed 19 games, and the Bruins posted an 11-7-1 record during his absence.

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