Avs goalie Darcy Kuemper leaves game after stick hits face

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Colorado goaltender Darcy Kuemper yanked his masks off and fell to the ice holding his head after being struck by a stick Saturday.

Play stopped with 56.6 seconds left within the first interval in opposition to Nashville. Replays confirmed Predators middle Ryan Johansen’s stick apparently poked via Kuemper’s masks. The goalie was capable of skate off and headed to the locker room holding a towel to his face.

Johansen watched a replay of the harm whereas standing on the boards.

The highest-seeded Avalanche led 2-1 with Kuemper making 10 saves when damage, and he was changed by Pavel Francouz. Kuemper received each video games to start out this collection and he got here into Sport 3 with a 1.40 goals-against common and a .941 save share.

Kuemper went 37-12-4 serving to Colorado take the No. 1 seed within the Western Convention.

He turns into the most recent goalie injured. Casey DeSmith of Pittsburgh will miss the remainder of the postseason after he had core surgical procedure after leaving the second time beyond regulation of the Penguins’ Sport 1 victory over the New York Rangers. Carolina goalie Antti Raanta left victory over Boston after David Pastrnak struck him within the head with a gloved hand.

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