Lightning’s Palat leaves with lower-body injury

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ondrej Palat was hurt on Tuesday. (Duane Burleson/AP)

Ondrej Palat left Tampa Bay’s game on Tuesday against the Montreal Canadiens with a lower-body injury.

The 23-year-old Lightning forward was hurt after blocking a shot in the second period and did not return for the third.

The Czech Republic native has 15 goals, 37 assists, and a plus-28 rating in 63 games this season.

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