Blues' Holloway in stable condition after being hit in throat by puck

St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway is alert and in stable condition after taking a puck to the throat during Tuesday's contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the team announced.

Holloway was taken to an area hospital after blocking a shot from Nick Paul up high. He was initially able to continue his shift but was in distress as he got to the bench.

The stretcher then arrived to remove Holloway from the contest as players from both teams gathered around.

Officials sent the Blues and Lightning to their respective rooms with 1:11 remaining in the frame for an early intermission.

Holloway's airway is open and unobstructed, and there's no swelling around his neck, sources told Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli.

"One of those things you don't want to be a part of," Blues captain Brayden Schenn said of the scary sequence. "I've been through one of them (with Jay Bouwmeester in 2020), and, thankfully, he's OK. I'm not the guy to give updates, but we do know he's doing OK.

"Just a freaky accident, freaky thing that happened. Glad that we got good news, and he'll be fine."

St. Louis won the game 3-2.

"As soon as we heard (Holloway) was OK, we were talking in the locker room that we're all in the same boat emotionally right now," forward Oskar Sundqvist said. "We had a job to finish for him and to get two points. After the game, now we can start shifting over our focus to him."

Holloway, 23, came into the game with four goals and six points in 12 outings this season.

The Blues scooped up both Holloway and defenseman Philip Broberg from the Oilers this past offseason after Edmonton declined to match their offer sheets.

Broberg is expected to miss four-to-six weeks with an apparent leg injury.