NASHVILLE — Logan Couture was struck in the face with a deflected puck and skated off the ice in a hurry late in the second period of Saturday’s game against the Nashville Predators.
A shot from inside the blue line by Brent Burns went off the blade of Patrick Marleau’s stick and into the face of Couture, who fell to the ice. He then got up and quickly skated to the Sharks bench and walked to the dressing room.
The play happened with 13.9 seconds left in the second period with the Sharks trailing 4-2.
Couture is third on the Sharks this season with 52 points in 72 games.