Erik Cernak left last night’s overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes after playing only four minutes with an upper body injury, according to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The three remaining top-four defensemen all ended up playing a lot against the very good Carolina team with Hedman getting 30 minutes, McDonagh 27, and Rutta 23. Foote and Claesson didn’t get more than 16 on the other hand.
Update: D Erik Cernak is out for the remainder of the game with an upper body injury.
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Cernak’s injury is being officially reported as an upper body injury, so this video of him blocking a shot with his left hand/wrist and immediately shaking it might indicate what had happened.