During Friday night's game between the Capitals and Jets, veteran John Carlson was struck in the face with a puck.
The incident occurred when a Brenden Dillon point shot rose up from the point. Watch it again here:
Today the Capitals provided the following update.
#Caps John Carlson was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation following his injury during the third period of Friday's game vs. WPG. Carlson was discharged from the hospital earlier today and remains under the care of team medical personnel. He is out indefinitely.
Hopefully Carlson makes a quick recovery and gets back into the Caps lineup sooner than later.