Broken leg can't stop Campbell

Boston Bruins center Gregory Campbell proved, once again, why hockey players are the toughest men on the planet.

With Game 3 of the NHL's Eastern Conference tied at 1-1 on Wednesday night and the Bruins defending a power play with just under 8:00 left in the second period, Campbell threw himself in front of a slapshot from Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, blocking the shot.

After a few seconds on the ice, Campbell struggled to his feet, and hobbled around for the next 45 seconds, continuing to play defense as he finished his shift and the Bruins killed the power play. Check out the video of the sequence below:

Now, that display of toughness alone would normally be enough to earn the respect of anyone who might be watching.

And the Bruins crowd chanted Campbell's name as he came off the ice.

"They know their hockey. But you don't have to know hockey too well to know how gutsy that was," Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference told NHL.com . "But, I think this is obviously a city that app

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