NHL Star Hospitalized After Scary 87-MPH Puck To The Face

This is the kind of play that makes everybody in the building wince before the trainer even gets there. An 87-mph puck to the face is not just bad luck - it is the sort of moment that sends a game, and sometimes a season, into a different conversation entirely. The immediate concern is always the player’s health, because the hockey part of the story gets pushed way down the list in a hurry. When a shot like that lands clean, the aftermath matters a lot more than the highlight.