BOSTON — Nick Foligno’s snake-bitten season continued for the Boston Bruins. The veteran forward who has been in and out of the lineup due to injuries, left after a second period fight and did not return.
Bruce Cassidy said Foligno suffered an upper-body injury, but didn’t have an update after the Bruins’ 5-3 loss to Anaheim.
“I don’t know if it was in the fight. He’s got an upper-body injury,” Cassidy said. “I have not seen him yet. I’ll have a better idea tomorrow.”
Foligno and Sam Carrick squared off, likely as a result of Foligno pushing with Duck goalie John Gibson on the way to the bench during a TV timeout. The two quickly shed their gloves and sticks with 12:05 left in the second.
After the two circled looking for an opening, Carrick landed a hard, straight right hand that caught Foligno in the chin, but Foligno responded with several shots of his own before they tumbled to the ice and were separated. The Bruins’ forward had blood on his hands in the penalty box, but it wasn’t clear whether he cut his hand or if the blood was his or Carrick’s.
The Ducks forward had Foligno’s arm at an awkward angle as he went to the ice.
Foligno was in his third game back after missing 12 days with an injury suffered at Tampa Bay.
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