Lightning's Pontus Holmberg injury news reveals brutal cause of issue

Lightning's Pontus Holmberg injury news reveals brutal cause of issue originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Tampa Bay Lightning are in the stretch run and approaching the playoffs.

The last thing they need is an injury to a key player. But on Monday night, Pontus Holmberg got hurt. And it was a bummer reason.

Holmberg took a big hit into the boards, but that's not all. He was driven into the wall where the penalty boxes are. And the spot that Holmberg hit the wall was where the door to the penalty box would be.

One problem: The door wasn't fully close. That meant Holmberg's angle from the hit was impacted by the way the open door shifted when he hit it. Here's a look: Holmberg takes a scary fall into the boards after contact with Krebs #LetsGoBuffalo #Sabrehood #GoBolts pic.