Apparently Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello’s puck to the head was more than just your simple upper body injury.

After taking a Ryan McDonagh slap shot to that area in Game 5 of New York’s first-round win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, Zuccarello, he suffered a brain contusion via the team.

Said Zuccarello via the Daily News:

"I don't know what you guys know, but there was a small fracture in my head. I lost my talking and some feeling in my arm and stuff. I was in the hospital for three days," Zuccarello said. "I couldn't talk for a while. I had a contusion, some blood in my brain. That affects a lot. I went to speech therapy. I'm getting much better. I couldn't say a word for four days... I feel much better and I'm getting better and better."

The Rangers Twitter account said Zuccarello is expected to make a full recovery … whatever that means when it comes to a brain contusion.

Per the team, Zuccarello had been skating on his own before Game 6 against Tampa, though lightly. Either way, that was some scary news on the Norwegian Hobbit Wizard.

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