BOSTON (CBS) - Bruins center Chris Kelly has returned to Boston to be examined by team doctors for a possible face fracture, according to the team's website.

Kelly left the team in Lake Placid, New York, but is expected to rejoin them before they return to Montreal for Thursday night's Game four.

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"He just went back to Boston today to see our doctors to make sure everything is okay," Coach Claude Julien said Wednesday. "We expect him to come back to Montreal with us tonight."

Kelly slid face-first into Montreal's net after being hit from behind by the Canadiens Scott Gomez during the Bruins 4-2 win Monday night. Kelly appeared to be shaken up on the play, but remained in the game.