Isles coach Capuano hit in face with puck, exits

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TAMPA, Fla. — New York Islanders coach Jack Capuano was hit in the face with an errant puck and taken to the locker room with a towel on his face during the third period of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference second-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.

After the puck hit him, Capuano dropped to his knees and was quickly tended to by a team trainer.

Assistant coach Doug Weight took over as bench boss.

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