Canucks' Edler stretchered off after falling awkwardly, hitting face on ice
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Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alex Edler had to be stretchered off the ice midway through the third period of Monday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Edler got tangled up with Flyers forward Jakub Voracek while trying to break up a pass. Then he fell awkwardly, hitting his face off the ice.
Alex Edler gets tangled up with Vorachek and his face slams into the ice 😬 #Canucks pic.twitter.com/sEhDDgJYiH
— Vanessa Jang (@vanessajang) February 5, 2019
He was sitting up straight on the stretcher while being taken off the ice.
Head coach Travis Green said postgame that Edler has gone for X-rays on his face. However, the team doesn't have any further updates on his status.
The 32-year-old leads the team in ice time and blocks, and his 20 points pace all Canucks defenders.