The 23-year-old striker went on a run along the goalpost, where he was stopped by defender Jarred Tinordi. Lauko found himself on the ice and, while kneeling, took a skate hit to the face from an unknowing opponent, Jason Dickinson.
But Boston’s John Beecher immediately signaled to the visiting bench that it was not looking good. However, Lauko didn’t wait for anything, he grabbed his face, dropped his gloves and ran away from the ice. At that moment you could see blood running down his hand. His teammates made room for him and the custodian quickly escorted him to the locker room.
Fortunately, rumors of an eye injury were quickly put to rest by Bruins coach Jim Montgomery after the game. “He’s OK,” assured the Boston coach that Lauk’s eye should be fine.
At the time of his injury, the Czech forward had played less than ten minutes in the fourth formation, received a two-minute penalty for irritation in the first period, shot twice at Petr Mrázek in the Blackhawks’ goal and had one hit. Boston remains undefeated even after the sixth game of the season.
2023-10-25 06:49:55
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