Raleigh, N.C. — The victory felt good for the Red Wings, but almost immediately, real life came into play.
Andreas Athanasiou scored at 1 minute, 59 seconds of overtime, giving the Red Wings the dramatic victory, his 18th goal — and second game-winning overtime goal in two days.
But on the play, Athanasiou barrelled into goalie Eddie Lack.
Athanasiou appeared to be cross-checked into Lack by Hurricanes forward Victor Rask, with Lack’s upper body colliding with Athanasiou, who was driving to the net.
A stretcher was called out almost immediately for Lack, who lay motionless for minutes as both teams gathered by the net.