Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin left Tuesday’s game against Detroit after getting hit in the head with a puck. The 26-year-old was sent to the hospital for further evaluation.

Drouin was struck by a shot from teammate Brett Kulak in the first period as he went to the net. He immediately left the ice and went to the dressing room.

“It’s always worrisome but the news is encouraging,” head coach Dominique Ducharme said after the team's 3-0 win. “He will get evaluated again tomorrow morning, but as of now, it’s encouraging.”

Forward Josh Anderson said Drouin returned to the Bell Centre after visiting the hospital during the game.

"I went to go check on him in the first period, but he was off to the hospital getting checked on and then I saw him after the game, everything was going well," Anderson said. "Obviously he's going to get looked at tomorrow. He just went there for cautionary reasons, but it looks like he's OK. Any time you see that is very scary.”

Drouin, who has two goals and seven points in 11 games this season, played 2:27 before leaving Tuesday’s game.