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A terrifying segment concisely interrupted Game 2 of nan Stanley Cup Final Thursday night, arsenic a subordinate took a changeable straight to nan face, resulting successful a hospitalization.
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb skated disconnected nan ice, covering his look aft being successful nonstop statement of an 87 mph shot.
A slap changeable from Carolina’s Nikolaj Ehlers deed McNabb quadrate successful nan look conscionable past nan midway constituent of nan first period. McNabb dropped his stick, went down to nan crystal and grabbed his chemoreceptor arsenic he skated instantly disconnected and down nan tunnel.
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Vegas Golden Knights' Brayden McNabb takes a puck to nan look during nan first play of Game 2 successful nan Stanley Cup Final against nan Carolina Hurricanes successful Raleigh, North Carolina, connected June 4, 2026. (Karl DeBlaker/AP Photo)
The ESPN broadcast reported early successful nan 2nd play that McNabb had near nan arena and gone to a section hospital.
McNabb was coming disconnected nan first three-assist capacity of his NHL profession successful Game 1. He is 1 of three original Golden Knights players who person been astir for nan franchise's full nine-year beingness and are successful nan last for a 3rd time.
"You suffer a feline for illustration Nabber who logs dense minutes, specified a bully teammate, plays nan crippled truthful hard, it’s tough," skipper Mark Stone said. "They battled arsenic difficult arsenic they could."
Vegas Golden Knights' Brayden McNabb takes a puck to nan look during nan first play of Game 2 successful nan Stanley Cup Final against nan Carolina Hurricanes successful Raleigh, North Carolina, connected June 4, 2026. (Karl DeBlaker/AP Photo)
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"Any clip you spot that hap to a teammate, particularly to a feline for illustration Nabber who is simply a immense portion of this team, a leader, it’s tough," chap D-man Noah Hanifin said. "It’s difficult to spot that hap to immoderate feline connected nan ice. We’re conscionable hoping for nan champion for him."
Head coach John Tortorella said he did not person an update aft nan game.
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb reacts aft a puck hits his look during nan first play against nan Carolina Hurricanes successful crippled 2 of nan 2026 Stanley Cup Final astatine Lenovo Center successful Raleigh, North Carolina, connected June 4, 2026. (James Guillory/Imagn Images)
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The Golden Knights were up 2-0 successful nan 3rd play but squandered their lead quickly. After tying it pinch little than 2 minutes to go, Carolina Hurricanes' Seth Jarvis recovered nan backmost of nan nett to necktie nan bid astatine 1 earlier some teams caput west.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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