After making a trade to become one of the more dangerous-looking teams in the Atlantic Division, the Tampa Bay Lightning might be looking at an injury to their captain.
Defenceman Victor Hedman left Thursday's game against the Buffalo Sabres in the first period after appearing to injure himself behind the Tampa net.
He appeared to get tangled with Sabres forward Alex Tuch, then skated to the bench while shaking out his leg. After briefly speaking with the team's training staff, he left the bench.
Hedman ultimately did not return, finishing the game with just 2:57 of ice time.
After the game, head coach Jon Cooper told reporters that they'll know more on Friday.
"We'll see tomorrow. It's tough to lose him anytime... Hopefully, we'll see about Saturday."
The two-time Stanley Cup winner has 11 goals and 50 points in 59 games for the Lightning this season.
Tampa (37-21-4) went on to win the game 6-5 over Buffalo.
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