St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway left Tuesday’s game against the Lightning on a stretcher after being hit in the neck area by a shot from Tampa Bay’s Nick Paul in the first period.
Blues public address announcer Tom Calhoun told the crowd at Enterprise Center early in the second period that Holloway was alert and stable and being transported to the hospital for further monitoring.
The incident happened with 2:37 remaining in the first period. After Holloway was hit, the Blues went on an offensive rush, and Holloway joined teammate Jordan Kyrou for a scoring chance.
They didn’t score, but Holloway allowed the Blues to keep possession as he stayed on the ice. Eventually, the puck left the offensive zone, and after Holloway reset the play, he skated to the bench for a line change with about 2:15 left in the period.
Holloway appeared to skate off the ice in some discomfort, tilting his head to the right side before he took a seat. With 1:11 left in the period, play was stopped when teammate Brandon Saad was high-sticked by a Lightning player.
As officials announced the penalty, there was a commotion on the Blues’ bench and players waved medics to the bench. Blues athletic trainer Ray Barile held Holloway’s neck to keep his head propped up.
Eventually, Holloway was placed on a stretcher and wheeled back toward the Blues’ locker room.
The officials ended the first period with 1:11 left to play and resumed the period after the first intermission.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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