Alex Killorn injury update: Lightning forward reveals broken leg kept him out of Stanley Cup Final
The Lightning won the Stanley Cup on Wednesday, defeating the Canadiens 1-0 in Game 5. However, the biggest news may have come after they began lifting the Stanley Cup. Dressed in his uniform, Alex Killorn revealed to Sportsnet’s Kyle Bukauskas that he suffered a broken fibula, had a rod surgically put into the broken bone — and was still hoping to play.
“I tried for Game 4 but clearly it wasn’t good enough,” he said as captain Steven Stamkos called him a warrior. “Then it got worse after trying it. The boys did a good job that I didn’t have to play. I was hoping I didn’t have to use it but if it came down to it, I would probably play the next game or Game 7. But the boys didn’t let that happen.”
Killorn missed Games 2-5 after blocking a Jeff Petry shot in the second period of Game 1. Playing without a stick after handing it to defenseman Victor Hedman, Killorn laid his body on the line to prevent the shot from getting through. He was shown on the bench in some pain and played four more shifts — including one in the third period — before missing the rest of the game.
As he noted, he skated in warmups for Game 4 but did not play. Killorn was on the ice to celebrate and shook hands with the Canadiens before getting his chance to lift the Stanley Cup for the second straight year.
Killorn normally skated on the Bolts’ second line with Stamkos and Anthony Cirelli, and was part of the Lightning’s top power-play unit. He was also a key penalty killer.
