In a concerning incident during Thursday night's game between the New Jersey Devils and the Carolina Hurricanes, Devils coach Lindy Ruff was struck in the face by a puck. As a result, he was unable to be on the bench for the third period of his team's 3-2 loss to the Hurricanes. Associate coach Travis Green took over the coaching responsibilities for the remainder of the game.
The unfortunate incident occurred with about 6 1/2 minutes left in the second period. However, Ruff received immediate attention and initially decided to stay behind the bench. Unfortunately, as the game progressed, he began feeling unwell and ultimately made the decision not to come out onto the ice for the third period.
