Jun 2, 2021; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele (55) hits Montreal Canadiens center Jake Evans (71) in the third period in game one of the second round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bell MTS Place. Mandatory Credit: James Carey Lauder-USA TODAY Sports
Jake Evans left last night’s Canadiens win on a stretcher. Late in the game as Evans tucked away an empty net goal, Jets forward Mark Scheifele blasted him to kingdom come. It’s just another awful incident in these playoffs, but could it have been avoided?
– Article originally published at The Daily Goal Horn
Jake Evans injured by Mark Scheifele
There was simply no need for this.