UPDATE: Canes coach Rod Brind'Amour stated that Legault was admitted to a local hospital during the game, but is expected to travel back with the team.

"He went to the hospital," Brind'Amour said following the game. "I think he's coming back with us, so that part's good. It's not a good injury though from what I'm hearing, so I don't want to say too much because I don't know. That was tough to see."

ORIGINAL: The Carolina Hurricanes just can't avoid injuries to their blueline at this point.

At the end of the first period of the team's Sunday night game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, rookie defenseman Charles Alexis Legault appeared to cut his hand open on the skate of Nicolas Robertson.

The Canes' blueliner laid a hit on Robertson to end the period, but Bobby McMann came over to stand up for his teammates and as the two grappled, Legault fell to the ice and his hand looked to make contact with Robertson's skate.

The cut looked to be a deep one and Legault has already been ruled out for the remainder of the game. 

There is a video of the apparent injury, but I'd recommend that those who are squeamish avoid watching it.

Legault is the fifth Canes defenseman to be injured this season. joining  Jaccob Slavin, Jalen Chatfield and Shayne Gostisbehere, who are all currently missing from the team's lineup and K'Andre Miller who missed four games but has since returned.

Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) on X Charles Alexis Legault sliced his hand open on Nick Robertson's skate blade during a scrum at the end of the 1st period 😬🤕

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