Lightning de Tampa Bay

  Mikhail Sergachev's left leg is seriously injured.

Mikhail Sergachev was seen crying on a stretcher holding his jersey close to his face.

"Why me? Why now?" posted the star defender on Instagram at midnight. To come back after all the missed matches and get injured again, is unfair, it's terrible. I stay calm and positive. , but it's impossible. After doing everything necessary, I'm done with it. I know I'll come back stronger and play better than before, but it's hard now and tomorrow will be harder. Fight your fight and this is mine. I'll win like always. Painkillers are a good thing. If I was alone in the woods I'd die. Crazy? I wanted to write how I feel here, I don't know why, but I just wanted people who care about me to know! I read all your messages

All Lightning wearers left the bench to gather around their teammates after the incident. Players from both teams went to Sergachev, who left the ice on a stretcher

"At the end of the day, you have your biological family, but [these players] are the ones you spend most of your life with," Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said after the game. The emotions were there. The Rangers were worried about him. They all left the bench. It is much more than hockey.
Before the second period ended, Lightning management announced that Sergachev would miss the rest of the game with a lower-body injury.
Sergachev returned to action on Wednesday after missing the past 17 games with a leg injury in December.

Super tough, Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman said. Seeing him in so much pain upon his return to the game. You pray for the best, but obviously, it doesn't look good.

The Russian defenseman is in his seventh season with the Lightning. He has played 475 career games, including four with the Montreal Canadiens, who selected him ninth overall in the 2016 NHL Draft.