Overview
- Tampa Bay’s Pontus Holmberg left the game in Buffalo after a third-period collision Monday sent him shoulder-first into a penalty-box door that swung open.
- Video shows Buffalo’s Peyton Krebs delivered a clean check, Holmberg lost his balance, and the door pushed open as the off-ice official moved to release Zach Benson at the end of his minor.
- Hours after the Monday game, the NHL said it was reviewing the circumstances of the unlatched door and would not comment further.
- Holmberg did not return and was later seen with his left arm in a sling, and coach Jon Cooper described his condition as “not good.”
- Cooper questioned whether the penalty-box attendant should keep the job, Brandon Hagel said the worker should be fired, and a longer absence for Holmberg could thin Tampa Bay’s forward depth during a tight division race.