Blues’ Dylan Holloway stretchered off after taking puck to neck in scary moment

Blues guardant Dylan Holloway took a puck to nan cervix and later had to beryllium taken retired of Tuesday’s crippled against nan Lightning connected a stretcher precocious successful nan first period. 

The scary incident began erstwhile Holloway blocked a changeable pinch his cervix from Tampa winger Nick Paul pinch 2:37 near successful nan opening framework and appeared to beryllium fine. 

The guardant moreover joined successful connected a unreserved nan different measurement and missed a scoring opportunity earlier playing nan puck on nan half-boards. 

It wasn’t until he returned to nan chair that he started to bespeak that he was successful immoderate symptom successful his cervix area. 

St. Louis Blues halfway Dylan Holloway (81) is checked connected by a trainer aft he came disconnected nan crystal from a displacement against nan Tampa Bay Lightning during nan first play astatine Enterprise Center. Dylan Holloway was removed from nan chair connected a stretcher. Jeff Curry-Imagn Images

Play was halted pinch 1:11 near successful nan first play erstwhile a commotion was noticed arsenic nan refs announced an unrelated punishment and players and nan St. Louis chair could beryllium seen waving complete for nan medics. 

Holloway was yet taken disconnected by stretcher. 

He was taken to a section infirmary for testing and study and a study from Daily Faceoff indicated that doctors believed Holloway would “be ok.” 

Dylan Holloway (81) is checked connected by a trainer aft he came disconnected nan crystal from a displacement against nan Tampa Bay Lightning during nan first play astatine Enterprise Center. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con

A root besides told nan outlet that Holloway’s airways were unobstructed and he was breathing without immoderate issues. 

Holloway is scheduled to acquisition what was described arsenic a precautionary scan connected Wednesday astatine nan hospital. 

The nationalist reside announcer astatine Enterprise Center successful St. Louis announced successful nan 2nd play that Holloway was alert and stable, The Athletic reported. 

The officials successful St. Louis opted to extremity nan first play pinch 1:11 near and resumed nan action aft nan first intermission. 

The Blues and Lightning had been scoreless astatine nan clip of nan incident. 

Holloway is tied for nan squad lead successful goals pinch 4 done his first 12 games this play for nan Blue and he has six points successful that span.