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Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller released from hospital but will miss Game 5

"Feeling a little bit better."

Kevan Miller leaves the game after taking a hit from Dmitry Orlov Michael Dwyer/AP Photo

By Trevor Hass

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Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller is back home after spending the night in the hospital, according to head coach Bruce Cassidy.

Miller, who took a hit from Dmitry Orlov in the Bruins’ Game 4 win Friday night, will miss Game 5 on Sunday, but it appears he’s making progress.

“Went through a number of tests,” Cassidy told reporters Saturday morning. “Feeling a little bit better.”

Orlov was initially given a major penalty, then the ruling was changed to a double minor. He wasn’t fined for the hit, the NHL announced.

Cassidy took umbrage with the call and believes the officiating wasn’t even throughout the game.

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“Obviously, frustrating to watch that call, even a review, go by the wayside. Essentially a two-minute minor,” Cassidy told reporters. “Then later on you watch the penalty assessed to (Brad) Marchand and it’s just a complete head-scratcher, sometimes, how that’s a two-minute penalty. But we played through it.”

The Bruins lead the series, 3-1, and it’s unclear as of Saturday whether Miller will be back for Game 6, if necessary, or Game 1 of the next series.

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Trevor Hass is a sports producer for Boston.com, where he writes and edits stories about Boston's professional teams, among other tasks.

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