Blackhawks star Jonathan Toews leaves game at Pittsburgh with injury

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Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson (41) clears the puck as teammate Jared Cowen (2) and Chicago Blackhawks\' Jonathan Toews (19) battle in fron t of the net during second period NHL hockey action in Ottawa Friday March 28, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews has left Chicago’s game at Pittsburgh with an apparent upper-body injury.

Toews was drilled by Penguins defenceman Brooks Orpik at 6:30 of the second period on Sunday night. The two were going for a loose puck.

Toews got up slowly and was seen holding his left arm on the bench before heading down the runway.

The Blackhawks, who clinched a playoff berth on Saturday, are already without star forward Patrick Kane, who is out for the rest of the regular season with a lower-body injury.

Toews, who helped lead Canada to Olympic gold medals in 2010 and 2014, has 28 goals and 68 points this season.

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