St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway suffered an injury to the neck after getting hit by a puck, causing the NHL player to be taken to the hospital.

Holloway, 23, went down late in the first period in the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, Nov. 5 after he was hit by the errant shot. It wasn’t until he skated to the bench after the play that he began holding his neck and tilting his head to the side, ESPN reported.

St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway left Tuesday night’s contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning and departed the rink on a stretcher after being struck by a puck late in the first period. Holloway was hit in the neck area by a puck with 2:37 remaining in the period,

St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway was back at the team's practice facility and appeared to escape serious injury a day after being struck in the neck by a puck and leaving the ice on a stretcher against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway was hospitalized Tuesday after suffering a neck injury during a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Holloway took a puck to the right side of his neck late in the first period and initially seemed unfazed,