St. Petersburg striker SKA Sergei Plotnikov was hit in the face by a puck during a game against Kazan “Ak Barsa” at the pre-season tournament named after Nikolai Puchkov.
In the second period, with the score 2:1 in favor of the Kazan team, defender Nikita Zaitsev shot at the opponent’s goal, after a rebound from the stick of another SKA player, Vladimir Alistrov, the puck bounced into Plotnikov’s head.
— The puck hits Plotnikov. Unlucky rebound after Zaitsev’s throw… Congratulations to Sergei, we really need him! – SKA said in a statement.
At this time, there are no new reports on the severity of Plotnikov’s injury.
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