Sam Carrick badly injured in heated fight vs. Anders Lee!

Buffalo Sabres’ Sam Carrick and New York Islanders’ Anders Lee didn’t waste a second tossing the gloves right after the opening face-off of the third period of Tuesday night.

Lee came out on top, taking Carrick down, but Carrick went down hard on his left arm and didn’t get up immediately. Well, he couldn’t.

The Sabres forward was in so much pain after landing on his arm, he could barely move as he clutched his left elbow on the ice, with his teammates frantically signalling for medical staff as Carrick grimaced in obvious pain.

Watch the fight here below and how it brutally ended:

Insiders at the rink suspect the worst, a possible broken hand or arm, and I’m guessing more details will emerge from Buffalo in the coming days on the severity of Carrick’s injury.

It’s always a risk when you drop the gloves on NHL ice, but this could be a significant blow to the Sabres’ roster as the postseason nears… Huge loss for Buffalo if he is out for any part of the playoffs.