NHL player ruptured testicle after taking puck to groin

Mats Zuccarello took a puck wherever nary antheral ever wants to beryllium hit.

The Minnesota Wild prima was successful beforehand of the nett successful a crippled against the Montreal Canadiens Nov. 14, erstwhile a changeable deed him successful the groin.

Zuccarello instantly dropped to the crystal and needed assistance leaving the rink.

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Mats Zuccarello (36) of the Minnesota Wild is helped disconnected of the crystal by a trainer aft being injured during a crippled against the Montreal Canadiens astatine Xcel Energy Center Nov. 14, 2024, successful Saint Paul, Minn. (Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)

Zuccarello has not played since.

According to teammate Marcus Foligno, Zuccarello ruptured a testicle.

"Poor feline got deed wherever the prima don’t shine, and it ruptured his testicle. He can’t adjacent assistance anything," Foligno told the 93X "Half-Assed Morning Show" Wednesday.

Foligno said helium and his teammates "thought helium was gonna suffer 1 nut."

"But it really survived, and he’s got them some still," Foligno added.

Folgino said Zuccarello's protective cupful had a "massive dent successful it."

Minnesota Wild close helping Mats Zuccarello, center, is helped disconnected the crystal aft being injured during the archetypal play of a crippled against the Montreal Canadiens Nov. 14, 2024, successful St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)

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"It was hilarious," Foligno said. "It’s comic after, present that he’s OK."

Zuccarello underwent country aft the injury, and he's expected to miss astir 4 weeks.

Zuccarello is 4th connected the squad with 14 points (six goals, 8 assists) and has skated connected the archetypal enactment with three-time All-Star Kirill Kaprizov and halfway Marco Rossi.

"Zuccy’s specified an important portion of the team. I’ve truly enjoyed coaching him. He’s a seasoned player. He’s an utmost competitor. He’s got large hockey sense, his worth connected the powerfulness play, evidently his chemistry with Kirill. But, to me, the mode he’s travel successful this twelvemonth and he’s played, he’s a existent cardinal guy," caput manager John Hynes said. 

"That being said, he’s played a agelong time, too. So, I cognize erstwhile helium comes back, he’s going to beryllium backmost to wherever helium is."

Mats Zuccarello of the Minnesota Wild passes the puck against the Toronto Maple Leafs during a crippled astatine Xcel Energy Center Nov. 3, 2024, successful Saint Paul, Minn. (Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)

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This is Zuccarello's 15th play successful the NHL. He spent his archetypal 9 with the New York Rangers earlier a little stint successful Dallas with the Stars. He joined Minnesota successful 2019.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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