The veteran of more than 1,500 games received stitches and was left with a black eye, but hopes to be back working games this postseason.

Referee Chris Rooney, who was hit in the face with a hockey stick during the Florida Panthers-Toronto Maple Leafs series, is doing well and hopes to return to work the NHL playoffs, a league source told UPI on Tuesday.

NHL referee Chris Rooney hopes to return to the Stanley Cup playoffs after suffering a black eye in a high stick accident during Game 7 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida

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The Dallas Stars take on the Edmonton Oilers while the Florida Panthers take on the Carolina Hurricane in the Stanley Cup playoffs conference finals.