Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Pittsburgh Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis was taken off the ice on a stretcher in the second period against the Dallas Stars on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Dupuis was cross-checked in the back by Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski with 6:58 remaining in the middle stanza. Dupuis fell to the ice in front of the Dallas crease and was struck near the base of his neck by a Kris Letang shot.<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old Dupuis immediately motioned to the bench for assistance. He gave a thumbs-up gesture with his left hand as he was wheeled off the ice.<\/p>\n
“He got hit by the shot, was knocked down in front of the net,” said Pittsburgh coach Mike Johnston after the game. “I didn’t see the replay on it yet. I don’t have any more information on it yet from the trainers other than he said that he had some numbness in his arm and it was coming back, so that was a real positive sign. But I haven’t heard anything more. I’m sure they’re doing a lot of tests on him right now.”<\/p>\n
Dupuis, who is returning from a torn ACL, has one goal and three assists this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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