Blues’ Dylan Holloway taken to hospital after being hit by puck in neck in scary scene

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Blues guardant Dylan Holloway near Tuesday night’s title against nan Tampa Bay Lightning and departed nan rink connected a stretcher aft being struck by a puck precocious successful nan first period.

Holloway was deed successful nan cervix area by a puck pinch 2:37 remaining successful nan period, and proceeded to decorativeness his shift, continuing to participate successful nan play earlier skating to nan chair nether his ain power.

As play was stopped pinch 1:11 remaining for a high-sticking punishment that was later called off, teammates started calling and gesturing for assistance.

Blues trainer Ray Barile and aesculapian unit from some teams tended to Holloway for respective minutes earlier emergency aesculapian technicians carted him disconnected nan chair connected a stretcher.

“I was conscionable sitting beside him and saw thing was happening,” Blues guardant Alexey Toropchenko said. “I told Ray. He knows what he’s doing. I was conscionable benignant of funny to what’s going on. Doctors came successful and, like, I deliberation everything is bully correct now. But we were worried, everybody.”

Holloway was seen raising his limb arsenic he was carted off.

The Blues later announced that Holloway was alert and unchangeable and was being taken to a St. Louis area infirmary for further observation.

“I deliberation nan only measurement I tin put is if you’re astatine work, and you get a call, and 1 of your family members is sick, and you unreserved to nan hospital,” Blues coach Drew Bannister said. “Holly’s a family member. That was tough. I thought we, arsenic a group, showed a batch of fortitude, and nan measurement mentally being capable to push done that, because nan easiest point to do is your caput goes location else. But, we were capable to get updates connected Holly and benignant of put our minds astatine easiness a small spot and refocus ourselves.”

Referees Wes McCauley and Cody Beach sent nan teams to their locker rooms and started nan first intermission aft Holloway was transported disconnected nan chair owed to nan quality of nan injury.

“It’s hard,” Blues skipper Brayden Schenn said. “It’s your teammate. Then we sewage news that he’s going to beryllium fine. And then, you person to wrap your caput astir it a small spot and spell play a lucky crippled again, right? So that’s just, unfortunately, nan reality of nan sport, and it took america awhile to get going.”

St. Louis rallied to people 3 goals aft falling down 1-0 early successful nan 2nd play to hit Tampa Bay, 3-2.