Arizona Coyotes right wing Brad Richardson (15) is taken off the ice after getting injured during second period NHL action against the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver, B.C. Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
November 17, 2016 - 8:21 PM
VANCOUVER - Coyotes forward Brad Richardson had to be carted off on a stretcher in the second period of Arizona's game against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night and was sent to a local hospital.
Richardson injured his right leg on an innocent-looking hit from Canucks defenceman Nikita Tryamkin with 8:37 left in the second period.
The 31-year-old Richardson crumpled to the ice in and threw his gloves off in agony under Tryamkin, who stands six-foot-seven and weighs 265 pounds.
Medical staffs from both teams attended to Richardson by the boards in the Canucks' zone for several minutes before loading him onto a stretcher.
His right leg was elevated as fans at Rogers Arena gave the former Vancouver player a nice ovation before he was placed in a waiting ambulance.
Richardson opened the scoring earlier in the period with his fifth goal of the season.
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