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Emergency appendectomy sidelines Lightning's Ryan Callahan for Game 6 against Canadiens

TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Ryan Callahan will miss Game 6 of the team's playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens after undergoing an emergency appendectomy.

The team said Monday night that Callahan, who has no goals and three assists in 12 post-season games, was sent to Tampa General Hospital after experiencing abdominal pain earlier in the day.

Team spokesman Bill Wickett said Callahan's return to the ice is "undetermined" at this time.

The Lightning lead the series against Montreal 3-2. Game 6 is Tuesday night.


ST. PAUL, MN - MAY 7: Pucks are set up for the Minnesota Wild prior to Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Chicago Blackhawks on May 7, 2015 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)
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