Referee Chris Rooney suffered a serious cut on his face when he was hit by an errant stick during Game 7 of the Florida Panthers-Toronto Maple Leafs series on Sunday night. Rooney was in the corner next to Niko Mikkola's stick hit him in the face as he moved the puck along the boards early in the second period.

Referee Chris Rooney (5) is tended to as he is escorted off the ice after receiving an injury from being clipped by a player during the first period of Game 7 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series between the Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) AP