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A flurry of enactment successful a scoreless archetypal play during Game 7 betwixt the Panthers and Lightning acceptable the signifier for an aggravated 2nd period, but the contention had to beryllium paused conscionable seconds successful aft an authoritative was struck by a stick.
Referee Chris Rooney took Niko Mikkola's instrumentality to the look conscionable 13 seconds into the 2nd period, and helium appeared to beryllium bleeding profusely aft going down to the ice.
Rooney had to exit the crippled to person treatment, with an alternate authoritative taking his place.
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Here's a look astatine what happened to Rooney during Sunday's Game 7 and his status.
Maple Leafs-Panthers referee wounded update
Rooney took the brunt of Mikkola's instrumentality arsenic the Panthers defenseman tried to nonstop the puck distant successful anticipation of a deed from Mitch Marner.
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Rooney appeared to beryllium deed adjacent his close eye. It wasn't instantly wide whether the instrumentality impacted his oculus oregon chopped him conscionable supra his eye, but Rooney was bleeding profusely wrong seconds of hitting the ice.
Horrible country successful Toronto: NHL ref Chris Rooney had to permission Panthers-Maple Leafs Game 7 aft taking a instrumentality to the look on the boards.
"You conscionable anticipation that the oculus is not damaged." pic.twitter.com/9aPkDNhyfi
The NHL announced Sunday nighttime that Rooney received stitches for a chopped supra his oculus and is doing well, indicating his oculus itself wasn't damaged.
A stretcher was brought retired for Rooney but fortunately was not needed. The authoritative was capable to skate disconnected with assistance, but helium had ample towel connected his caput and appeared to inactive beryllium trying to power the bleeding. An alternate referee replaced him connected the ice.
After Rooney went backmost down the tunnel, workers had to scrape his humor disconnected the crystal earlier the crippled could resume. Mikkola, meanwhile, didn't initially recognize his instrumentality deed Rooney, the TNT broadcast reported.
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