Florida's Richard Zednik Cut On Neck, But Stable - Read Below
Richard Zednik of the Florida Panthers is in stable condition in a Buffalo, New York, hospital after having his neck accidentally cut by a teammate's skate blade during a National Hockey League game last night.
Zednik underwent surgery at Buffalo General Hospital to close a laceration in his neck, according to the NHL's Web site. No other information was immediately available.
Midway through the third period of Florida's 5-3 loss in Buffalo last night, Jokinen was upended by Sabres defenseman Brian Campbell. As Jokinen fell, his right skate flew up and caught Zednik in the neck, causing blood to gush onto the ice at HSBC Arena. Zednik immediately skated to the Panthers' bench, where trainers attended to him and rushed him to the hospital.
The game was delayed for more than 15 minutes as Zednik's blood was cleaned from the ice.
``As soon as he got into the dressing room, I think they were able to stabilize him and stop the bleeding, which was probably crucial,'' Panthers coach Jacques Martin said at a post-game news conference.
Martin said Zednik, 32, was conscious when he was taken to the hospital. Zednik has 15 goals and 11 assists in 53 games for the Panthers this season.
Zednik's injury came 19 years after former Sabres goaltender Clint Malarchuk almost died when his jugular vein was cut by a skate blade in a goal-mouth collision between St. Louis winger Steve Tuttle and Buffalo defenseman Uwe Krupp.
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