"Kuznetsov was unable to get off the ice under his own power and was placed on a stretcher that was wheeled out through the Zamboni entrance door. He left the game just 13 minutes into the first period, giving a thumbs-up to the crowd as he departed."
"I spoke to him, everything seems fine. Everything worked out,” Kuznetsov's agent Shumi Babaev told Sport-Express' Alexander Abustin postgame, as translated via Google Translate."
"We'll fight to the end,” Kuznetsov wrote on his Telegram account postgame. “Thank you for your faith and support!"
Evgeny Kuznetsov experienced a frightening moment during a KHL playoff game when he was hit by Alexander Polunin and fell hard to the ice. Unable to leave the ice on his own, he was stretchered out but later returned in street clothes to watch the game. Kuznetsov's agent confirmed he was fine postgame. Lokomotiv won the match 3-2, leading the series 3-0. Kuznetsov has had a productive season, recording two points in the playoffs after a strong regular season performance.
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