PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ref Steve Kozari was removed the ice on a cot subsequent to slamming into Tampa Narrows defenseman Ref Steve Kozari was removed the ice on a cot subsequent to slamming into Tampa Narrows defenseman Haydn Fleury in the third time of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-4 win over the Lightning on Saturday.
Haydn Fleury in the third time of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-4 win over the Lightning on Saturday.
Kozari and Fleury ran into one another at focus ice 6:11 into the third time frame as the Penguins progressed the puck out of their cautious zone. Kozari hit his head on the ice and was down for a few minutes while being watched out for by clinical staff before they took him off the ice. He had the option to move his arms and hands.
The NHL said Kozari was taken to an emergency clinic for prudent reasons and was “cognizant and alert, has the utilization of his furthest points and is all normal to make a full recuperation.”
Fleury was likewise down on the ice for a few minutes. He didn’t get back to the game.
“That was difficult to watch,” Tampa Cove mentor Jon Cooper said. “I went into the storage space during that respite. Normally, (Fleury) was a little stirred up. It was only one of those plays that was somewhat of an oddity mishap. Be that as it may, ideally, the two people will be alright.”
