The Buffalo Sabres will be down a defenseman for the remainder of Friday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings.
Jake McCabe has left the game due to a shoulder injury suffered during the first period and will not return, the club stated during the second period.
Signed to a three-year, $4.8 million contract extension last summer, the 23-year-old McCabe has one goal and 10 points in 44 games this season for Buffalo
Jake McCabe heads to the dressing room with his arm dangling at his side with just 56 seconds gone.
— John Vogl (@BuffaloVogl) January 21, 2017
More recently, McCabe drew the immediate ire of the Winnipeg Jets after he delivered an open-ice hit on rookie Patrik Laine, who suffered a concussion on the play.
Updated: Per Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News, McCabe will be re-evaluated tomorrow, but he reported the early diagnosis is a separated shoulder.