Columbus Blue Jackets rookie Adam Fantilli suffered a lower-body injury during his team's 4-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Sunday night.
The incident occurred in the second period when Fantilli laid a hit on Kraken forward Jared McCann. Fantilli hopped off the ice and limped down the tunnel, favoring his lower left leg.
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McCann's skate appeared to catch Fantilli on the calf.
Brian Giesenschlag and Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre take a closer look at the play where Adam Fantilli left the ice in the second period against Seattle. #CBJ | @BlueJacketsNHL | @BGiesenschlag | @JLGP34 pic.twitter.com/pXB1gU1Kyg
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Fantilli saw 7:30 minutes of ice time before departing. He was unable to return to the contest.
Heading into Sunday's action, the 19-year-old ranked third on the Blue Jackets with 12 goals and second with 27 points in 48 games.
Fantilli sits in fourth place in the rookie scoring race, trailing Marco Rossi, Brock Faber, and Connor Bedard.
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