Montreal Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber slashed Tampa Bay Lightning right winger Nikita Kucherov during the late stages of Monday night's opening game of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena.
It happened with under four minutes left in the third period with the Lightning holding a 4-1 lead. Kucherov took the pass across the Canadiens blue line, delivered a pass to a teammate and was attempting to position himself in the corner of the ice. With Kucherov not looking, Weber took his stick and whacked him in the back of his left knee.
Kucherov went down, but got up relatively quickly and continued playing. Weber did not receive a penalty, despite an official being in position behind the net, seemingly in a good position to see the play. Unfortunately, we cannot identify the official from the video, but they deserve to be called out for missing this one.
Kucherov got the last laugh, however, as two minutes later he delivered an assist to Steven Stamkos on a power play goal to close out a 5-1 victory and give the Lightning a 1-0 lead. Kucherov had already contributed two goals, both in the third period.
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber slashed Tampa Bay Lightning right winger Nikita Kucherov during the late stages of Monday night's opening game of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena.
It happened with under four minutes left in the third period with the Lightning holding a 4-1 lead. Kucherov took the pass across the Canadiens blue line, delivered a pass to a teammate and was attempting to position himself in the corner of the ice. With Kucherov not looking, Weber took his stick and whacked him in the back of his left knee.
Kucherov went down, but got up relatively quickly and continued playing. Weber did not receive a penalty, despite an official being in position behind the net, seemingly in a good position to see the play. Unfortunately, we cannot identify the official from the video, but they deserve to be called out for missing this one.
Kucherov got the last laugh, however, as two minutes later he delivered an assist to Steven Stamkos on a power play goal to close out a 5-1 victory and give the Lightning a 1-0 lead. Kucherov had already contributed two goals, both in the third period.
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb obliterated Montreal Canadiens center Nick Suzuki with a tremendous open ice hit during Friday night's Game 3 of the NHL Western Conference Finals at the T-Mobile Arena.
It happened during the opening moments of the second period with the game still scoreless. Suzuki took a pass and skated towards the red line with the puck as McNabb lined him up and laid him out.
It was a clean hit. Suzuki appeared to be OK as he got right back up, found his stick, and continued playing.
Suzuki's teammate Shea Weber retaliated on his behalf by knocking McNabb down to the ice in front of the referees. Since the hit happened nowhere near the puck, Weber was given a two minute penalty for interference.
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb obliterated Montreal Canadiens center Nick Suzuki with a tremendous open ice hit during Friday night's Game 3 of the NHL Western Conference Finals at the T-Mobile Arena.
It happened during the opening moments of the second period with the game still scoreless. Suzuki took a pass and skated towards the red line with the puck as McNabb lined him up and laid him out.
It was a clean hit. Suzuki appeared to be OK as he got right back up, found his stick, and continued playing.
Suzuki's teammate Shea Weber retaliated on his behalf by knocking McNabb down to the ice in front of the referees. Since the hit happened nowhere near the puck, Weber was given a two minute penalty for interference.
