Sep 24, 2008 - 10:19 PM
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Lidstrom, who helped the Red Wings win the Stanley Cup championship last season, was helped off the ice 3:05 into the third. The 16-year veteran required stitches above his right eye and was taken to Detroit Medical Center for precautionary X-rays.
The 38-year-old captain recorded 10 goals and 60 assists in 76 games in 2007-08.
