Dylan Holloway hopes to return on Thursday after scary incident

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Blues forward Dylan Holloway hopes to return to lineup on Thursday vs. Utah after scary incident

Originally posted on Daily Faceoff | By Colton Davies | Last updated Nov 6, 2024 6:02 PM ET

Following a scary situation during Tuesday’s game between the St. Louis Blues and the Tampa Bay Lightning, forward Dylan Holloway is hoping to return to the lineup Thursday against the Utah Hockey Club.

Holloway left Tuesday night’s game on a stretcher after taking a puck to the throat in a freak accident, requiring immediate medical treatment which also temporarily halted the Blues’ game.

Sources told Daily Faceoff Tuesday night that doctors indicated Holloway “will be OK,” was alert and stable, and that his airway was clear and unobstructed. He was breathing without trouble.

Holloway provided an update this morning to the Blues media, “It got really blurry. I don’t really remember coming to the bench. Next thing I know I was next to the ambulance on a stretcher,” said Holloway.

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Holloway has tallied four goals and six points in 13 games with the Blues so far this season.

The Blues offer sheeted Holloway after the Edmonton Oilers did not re-sign him, Holloway’s deal is two years, with an AAV of $2,290,457. Edmonton, scoring six goals and nine points in 38 games. In 25 games in last year’s playoffs, the 22-year-old notched five goals and seven points. The former Wisconsin Badger joined the Oilers organization during the 2021-22 season, after being taken by the team 14th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft. In 102 career games with the Oilers and Blues, Holloway has notched 13 goals and 11 assists for 24 points.

St. Louis is set to face Utah on Thursday and then will get ready to play the Washington Capitals on Saturday. The Blues currently sit fourth in the Central Division with a 7-6-0 record in 13 games.

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