In Saturday’s Tampa Bay Lightning game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Mitchell Stephens was hurt on an awkward takedown by Blue Jackets defenseman David Savard. Savard pulled Stephens down backwards while Stephens was attempting to stand up after getting tangled up with Savard and Mikhail Grigorenko. The resulting play had Stephens fold over backwards with his legs trapped under him. Stephens had to be helped off the ice and was not putting any weight on his leg.
While we can speculate if it’s an injured knee or an ankle or a broken bone, Jon Cooper’s comments about the injury have indicated that Stephens will be missing multiple games at a minimum.