Andrew Mangiapane leaves game against Carolina Hurricanes
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The Washington Capitals are currently in the first period of Game 1 against the Carolina Hurricanes, but there's bad news for forward Andrew Mangiapane. He was forced to leave the game after taking a puck to the face early in the first period.
As of now, the extent of the injury is still unclear, and Mangiapane has not returned to the Capitals bench since the incident.
With the first period coming to a close, the hope is that he'll be able to return for the start of the second.
Andrew Mangiapane takes puck to the face
According to sources, early in the first period, forward Andrew Mangiapane took a puck to the face off a deflected shot from a Carolina Hurricanes player.
In hockey, the face is one of the most vulnerable areas, and impacts like that can easily result in broken teeth, facial fractures, cuts, or even concussions in more serious cases.
Mangiapane has been a steady contributor on the Caps' bottom-six all season.
With the Hurricanes coming in as one of the higher scoring teams in the NHL, the Caps' will need him back in the lineup to help generate depth scoring and keep pace offensively.
Originally selected by the Flames in the sixth round of the 2015 NHL Draf, the veteran of over 400 NHL regular-season games received a warm welcome in the days following the announcement of his trade to the Metropolitan Division squad.
We will provide updates on Andrew Mangiapane as soon as we can.
Hopefully, he can get repairs in the locker room and rejoin the fight in the second period.
More details to follow.
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