MONTREAL — Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy was hit within the mouth by a slap shot and left the Bruins’ recreation towards the Montreal Canadiens halfway by way of the second interval Saturday night time and did not return to the sport.
Boston coach Marco Sturm stated after the Bruins’ 3-2 victory that McAvoy was “doing OK” and present process testing.
“Attempt to get him dwelling as quickly as doable, hopefully tonight with us, however apart from that, hopefully he will probably be OK,” Sturm stated.
With the Canadiens on an influence play, Noah Dobson’s one-timer appeared to deflect off Boston ahead Mark Kastelic earlier than hitting McAvoy.
McAvoy instantly coated his face and dropped to the ice, whereas a workforce physician rushed from the bench to assist him.
The 27-year-old American then hurried to the dressing room after bleeding on the ice. Teammate Nikita Zadorov was seen attempting to retrieve misplaced tooth.
“Praying for him every little thing’s going to be high-quality,” Bruins ahead David Pastrnak stated. “I have never heard something but. Hopefully, he’ll be all proper. It is a robust break, so a really robust second.”
Canadiens ahead Cole Caufield was standing subsequent to McAvoy when he was hit.
“It is horrible,” Caufield stated. “It is a very scary a part of the sport, and I simply actually hope he is OK. That was robust to see, and I want him the most effective.”
The Bruins improved to 12-8-0, profitable for the eighth time in 9 video games.
