Jacob Markstrom left Wednesday night’s game against the Boston Bruins in the first period after the Bruins’ Justin Brazeau crashed into Markstrom’s net, sending the Devils goalie awkwardly into his goal post.
Head coach Sheldon Keefe announced that Markstrom will “miss some time” and that they will have a better idea of his status soon.
“It’ll be a while before we get a full measure on (Markstrom), but I talked to him and he was in good spirits,” Keefe said. “He told me he feels a lot better now than before, so that’s positive news.”
Markstrom was lying face down on the ice, clearly uncomfortable, and the team athletic therapist attended to him. Although he appeared to have difficulty getting up from the ice, using the crossbar of his net for support, Markstrom eventually managed to get out on his own.
He was replaced in net by Jake Allen and Markstrom did not return to the Devils bench for the remainder of the game.
