Johnathan Kovacevic Exits Game With Injury

Ottawa Senators forward Nick Cousins had to be helped off the ice last night after Washington Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun caught him with his head down (video link). As gruesome as the hit was, all the video angles suggest that it was a shoulder-on-chest hit, which is perfectly legal physicality. Chychrun was not assessed a penalty for the hit.

Unsurprisingly, Senators head coach Travis Green didn’t have a positive prognosis for Cousins after the game, although further evaluation hadn’t been finished. According to Julian McKenzie of The Athletic, Green said, “He’s not doing great.” Before leaving last night’s game, Cousins had scored two goals and three points in 19 games for Ottawa…