Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos was hit in the face by a puck and briefly left Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Bruins early in the second period on Friday night. Stamkos was hit on the left side of the head off a hard shot from the right point by Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk and he immediately dropped to the ice. The referee waved for the trainer, but Stamkos got up and skated quickly to the Lightning bench, holding his face. There was some blood on the ice. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/2011/news/story?id=6601634
