Monday in Boston, TJ Oshie landed the biggest hit of the night in a very physical game between the Capitals and Bruins.
With under two minutes remaining, Oshie leveled Charlie McAvoy into the boards after both players went for a loose puck in the neutral zone.
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We heard that hit from all the way in D.C. 😯 pic.twitter.com/fm8aGKohbT
— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) December 24, 2019
Oshie, instead of going for the puck, nailed an off-balance and reaching McAvoy in the right shoulder, sending him careening into the boards.
Oshie hit on McAvoy pic.twitter.com/7ITJhE3rYF
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) December 24, 2019
A woozy McAvoy stayed down on the ice for awhile, before eventually leaving under his own power. After the game, Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy said McAvoy “seems to be okay.”
Bruce Cassidy said Charlie McAvoy “seems to be okay” after seeing him postgame following the TJ Oshie hit, but he is still to be evaluated.
— Joe Haggerty (@HackswithHaggs) December 24, 2019
Despite the hit being clean, Cassidy also noted that “Player Safety will be a little busy.”
Bruce Cassidy on a chippy game with the Capitals that had a number of borderline and dangerous plays: “I imagine Player Safety will be a little busy”
— Joe Haggerty (@HackswithHaggs) December 24, 2019
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