The Detroit Wings captain Dylan Larkin has been placed on injured reserve after he was knocked unconscious during his team’s 1-5 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. Listed with an upper-body injury, Larkin would be unavailable for at least a week, Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde confirmed.
Larkin was knocked out when he was cross-checked in the back of the head and neck by the Senators’ Mathieu Joseph. He lay motionless face-down on the ice for about a minute after the collision. Afterward, he was able to lift himself to his feet and leave the ice with assistance. “I think it was a positive that he was able to get up and be helped off the ice rather than on the stretcher,” Lalonde said of his captain.
The Red Wings coach added that he had a 20-minute conversation with Larkin on Sunday night, revealing that the Red Wings’ star was in good spirits during their talk. The 27-year-old will be gravely missed by the Red Wings during his absence as he leads the team with 25 points (11 goals, 14 points).
