Stars’ Ribeiro to miss four to six weeks

ASSOCIATED PRESS

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars center Mike Ribeiro will miss four to six weeks after being accidentally hit in the throat with a stick during a game against the New York Rangers.

Ribeiro was placed on the injured list Thursday and will remain hospitalized in New York for a few days. He underwent a tracheotomy Wednesday night as part of a procedure to repair a throat contusion.

The treatment came a few hours after Ribeiro was struck by the stick of New York’s Christopher Higgins as the players crossed paths at center ice in the second period of New York’s 5-2 victory. Higgins was assessed a two-minute minor penalty.

Ribeiro has 10 goals and 23 assists in 43 games for the Stars.

Bruins

BOSTON — Boston Bruins forward Marc Savard left Thursday’s game against Chicago with an apparent right leg injury.

Savard got tangled up against the boards in the first shift of Thursday night’s game. He was helped off the ice.

Savard has nine goals and 13 assists.