Bolts' D Cernak out again for Game 6 MORE:
Cernak has not played since taking a high hit from Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting in Game 1, when Bunting drove his left elbow into Cernak's head in front of the Tampa Bay net. He needed help getting to the dressing room and did not return to the bench after the hit.
The 25-year-old blueliner is officially dealing with an upper-body injury. He had two goals and 14 assists in 70 games during the regular season. Bunting received a five-minute major penalty and was suspended three games for the hit for what NHL Player Safety said was an illegal check to the head. Bunting was eligible to return for Game 5 but sat as a healthy scratch.
Game 6 goes Saturday night from Amalie Arena in Tampa while Game 7, if necessary, will happen Monday night in Toronto.
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