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US captain Justin Abdelkader to miss remainder of Worlds due to injury

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(WXYZ) -- USA Hockey says captain Justin Abdelkader will miss the remainder of the World Championships in Latvia due to an injury.

Abdelkader suffered a lower-body injury during the second period of Monday's 2-0 win over Germany.

Brian Boyle took over as captain for the U.S., which beat Italy 4-2 Tuesday to close out the preliminary round.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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