With one minute left of the first period in the premiere, Larsson covered a shot by Vancouver's Quinn Hughes. The result was a broken leg in the right calf. However, Larsson continued to play the entire game, which Edmonton won by 3-2.
- It's tough for him. But damage is coming. Everyone is going to get hurt, it's just to live with. We talk about it all the time, that injuries are not an excuse for not winning. Someone else may go in and do the job instead, says coach Dave Tippett.
And whoever does the job looks to be Kristianstad-born Joel Persson, who in that case can make his NHL debut against Los Angeles night against Sunday, Swedish time.