Rangers Mats Zuccarello Head Shot

Top line right wing mats zuccarello left friday s eastern conference playoff series game 5 with the penguins with 3 58 remaining in the first period with an apparent head injury and didn t return.

Rangers mats zuccarello head shot.

Mats andré zuccarello aasen born 1 september 1987 is a norwegian professional ice hockey winger for the minnesota wild of the national hockey league nhl. New york rangers right winger mats zuccarello told media monday that he suffered a brain contusion after being hit in the head by a ryan mcdonagh shot. Prior to joining the nhl he played for modo hockey in the swedish elite league in 2010 he won the guldhjälmen golden helmet awarded annually to the. With one second to play jeff carter s shot from the slot deflected off a rangers defenceman past henrik lundqvist to put the kings ahead by one.

New york rangers forward mats zuccarello could not speak for four days after being hit in the head by a shot in the opening round of the playoffs and sustaining a small skull fracture and some. Mats zuccarello has yet to net his first goal of the season but the diminutive norwegian has already left his mark in six games since returning to the blueshirts. Watch as mats zuccarello of the new york rangers takes a slap shot to the head while battling in front of the net. However the very next post season with the rangers all geared up for a return trip to the stanley cup final.

Zuccarello has averaged a healthy 16 49 and has earned high praise from coach john tortorella for his conditioning quickness and creativity. Mats zuccarello took an errant ryan mcdonagh point shot right to the side of his head. Zuccarello left the rangers game 5 win over the penguins friday after a ryan mcdonagh shot hit him on the left side of the helmet. Jana chytilova nhli getty images.

New york rangers forward mats zuccarello left game 5 of his teams first series after taking a shot to the head.