Chicago forward Taylor Hall exited the Blackhawks’ 3-1 road loss to the Boston Bruins on Wednesday in the second period with an upper-body injury.
Hall took a hard hit from Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo, exited, then returned for one shift before going back to the dressing room.
Chicago coach Luke Richardson said following the game that Hall is week-to-week.
“We’ll just see how everything settles down,” the coach added.
Richardson was critical of Carlo’s actions on the play that hurt Hall.
“That’s a blindside hit,” said Richardson, who had a 21-year NHL playing career. “That’s a guy coming across the ice. That’s what the game is trying to get rid of. I know exactly what it is because I used to do it all the time. But now it’s not in the game.”
After spending parts of the past three seasons with Boston, Hall was traded to the Blackhawks on June 26 along with forward Nick Foligno in exchange for Alec Regula and Ian Mitchell.
Hall, 31, tallied his first career point with the Blackhawks in the opening period on Wednesday, assisting rookie sensation Connor Bedard’s first NHL goal.
The first overall pick in the 2010 draft, Hall has recorded 694 career points (264 goals, 430 assists) in 824 games. He is in his 14th NHL season.
–Field Level Media
