Nathan MacKinnon, star player and captain of the Colorado Avalanche, suffered a nose bleed during Game 4 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs when he was hit in the face by his own teammate's puck. He was stretchered off the ice and treated in the locker room for an apparent concussion. After receiving treatment, he returned to the bench for the third period.
Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche leaves the ice after a play against the Minnesota Wild during the second period in Game Four of the Second Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Grand Casino Arena on May 11, 2026 in St Paul, Minnesota.
Some friendly fire sent Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon to the locker room near the end of the second period of Monday's Game 4 against the Wild in St. Paul. Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews, on the left side of the Avalanche net, tried to clear a puck that MacKinnon didn't see until it hit him square in the nose. MacKinnon immediately dropped his stick and crumpled to the ice while covering his bleeding face with both hands.
After a trainer ran onto the ice, MacKinnon skated to the locker room with a towel over his face. Blood was all over the ice and his jersey. The play came with just a little more than a minute remaining in the second period with the Avs and Wild tied 1-1. Avalanche second line still searching for offensive impact After getting treatment in the locker room, MacKinnon was back on the Avs' bench for the start of the third period.
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