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.
Vegas Golden Knights center Chandler Stephenson was ejected from Wednesday night's game against Los Angeles for elbowing Kings defenseman Tobias Bjornfot in the face.
It happened late in the second period with the Kings winning 4-1. Bjornfot was first to the puck along the boards in the corner of the Kings zone with Stephenson lining him up for the hit. Bjornfot passed the puck around the boards behind the Kings net before Stephenson got there, but Stephenson couldn't resist the opportunity to knock Bjornfot into the boards with a high elbow to the face.
Bjornfot went down to his knees, clearly dazed and play was stopped. Bjornfot was spitting blood as he slowly made his way off the ice and headed straight to the locker room.
As for Stephenson, he was immediately sent to the penalty box with a five-minute elbowing penalty, and then given a game misconduct after the officials reviewed the play. Stephenson is likely to receive a suspension once the NHL Department of Player Safety takes a look at this.
Vegas Golden Knights center Chandler Stephenson was ejected from Wednesday night's game against Los Angeles for elbowing Kings defenseman Tobias Bjornfot in the face.
It happened late in the second period with the Kings winning 4-1. Bjornfot was first to the puck along the boards in the corner of the Kings zone with Stephenson lining him up for the hit. Bjornfot passed the puck around the boards behind the Kings net before Stephenson got there, but Stephenson couldn't resist the opportunity to knock Bjornfot into the boards with a high elbow to the face.
Bjornfot went down to his knees, clearly dazed and play was stopped. Bjornfot was spitting blood as he slowly made his way off the ice and headed straight to the locker room.
As for Stephenson, he was immediately sent to the penalty box with a five-minute elbowing penalty, and then given a game misconduct after the officials reviewed the play. Stephenson is likely to receive a suspension once the NHL Department of Player Safety takes a look at this.
Vegas Golden Knights center Jonathan Marchessault got away with a cross-check on San Jose Sharks defenseman Radim Simek during Saturday night's NHL game at the SAP Center at San Jose.
It happened early in the second period as the Golden Knights held a 1-0 lead on a goal scored by Marchessault in the first period. Simek had just chased down the puck in the corner on the Sharks defensive end, knocking Golden Knights right winger Reilly Smith off his feet with a hard check. However, as Simek took the puck behind the Sharks net, Marchessault knocked Simek hard into the boards.
Simek seemed to be in pain for a moment as he stopped to grab his head, but quickly shook off the cobwebs to resume play. However, Simek found himself down on the ice moments later as he tried to knock the puck out of the corner when Marchessault knocked him into the boards again, this time with a cross-check.
No penalty was called on Marchessault, but there probably should have been based on the video. Radim left the game and did not return. As of this writing, the specifics of his injury has not been disclosed.
Vegas Golden Knights center Jonathan Marchessault got away with a cross-check on San Jose Sharks defenseman Radim Simek during Saturday night's NHL game at the SAP Center at San Jose.
It happened early in the second period as the Golden Knights held a 1-0 lead on a goal scored by Marchessault in the first period. Simek had just chased down the puck in the corner on the Sharks defensive end, knocking Golden Knights right winger Reilly Smith off his feet with a hard check. However, as Simek took the puck behind the Sharks net, Marchessault knocked Simek hard into the boards.
Simek seemed to be in pain for a moment as he stopped to grab his head, but quickly shook off the cobwebs to resume play. However, Simek found himself down on the ice moments later as he tried to knock the puck out of the corner when Marchessault knocked him into the boards again, this time with a cross-check.
No penalty was called on Marchessault, but there probably should have been based on the video. Radim left the game and did not return. As of this writing, the specifics of his injury has not been disclosed.
Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin checked Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt right into his own bench during Monday night's game at the T-Mobile Arena.
It happened with a little over six minutes remaining in the first period. Schmidt skated over to the boards in front of his bench to keep the puck away from Ovechkin as he chased after it. Schmidt knocked the puck away, but Ovechkin drilled him and flipped him over the boards in the process.
Ovechkin had to shield his face from Schmidt's skate blade as he fell into the bench. That was a bit too close.
Schmidt got a good laugh about it once he made it back on the ice. He is a former teammate of Ovechkin, having been a member of the Capitals for four seasons, so no hard feelings there. The television commentators got a good laugh as well, calling it an "involuntary line change" for Schmidt.
In the end, Schmidt had the last laugh as the Golden Knights beat the Capitals 3-2
Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin checked Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt right into his own bench during Monday night's game at the T-Mobile Arena.
It happened with a little over six minutes remaining in the first period. Schmidt skated over to the boards in front of his bench to keep the puck away from Ovechkin as he chased after it. Schmidt knocked the puck away, but Ovechkin drilled him and flipped him over the boards in the process.
Ovechkin had to shield his face from Schmidt's skate blade as he fell into the bench. That was a bit too close.
Schmidt got a good laugh about it once he made it back on the ice. He is a former teammate of Ovechkin, having been a member of the Capitals for four seasons, so no hard feelings there. The television commentators got a good laugh as well, calling it an "involuntary line change" for Schmidt.
In the end, Schmidt had the last laugh as the Golden Knights beat the Capitals 3-2
