Canadiens' Jake Evans Taken Off Ice on Stretcher After Brutal Hit From Mark Scheifele [UPDATE]
Montreal Canadiens center Jake Evans was taken off the ice on a stretcher during the team's 5-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. Evans came around the back of the net to score the final goal of the game on an empty net when he was met by Mark Scheifele. Evans' head snapped and he landed on his helmet.
Absolutely smoked pic.twitter.com/TuUJk2IQNu
— Joe Seppi (@_JoeSeppi) June 3, 2021
Evans was given 5 minutes for charging and a 10 minute misconduct penalty and sent off.
Here's a 3rd angle.
— BobbyLotsOfNumbers (@TheReplayGuy) June 3, 2021
Disgraceful. smfh
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Evans was moving his arms as he was taken off on the stretcher. Today is Evans' 25th birthday. Hopefully he's OK.
A scary scene in Winnipeg as Jake Evans was stretchered off the ice after taking a hit from Mark Scheifele. pic.twitter.com/XFNlzcdy5I
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 3, 2021
The Canadiens took a 1-0 lead in the series and you have to assume this is going to spill over into game 2.
UPDATE: It will spill over. And Evans is back at the team hotel.
"The players will sort things out on the ice. No one would ever be stupid enough to say anything premeditated going into the next game.”
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) June 3, 2021
-- @NHLJets coach Paul Maurice on Joel Edmundson's comments below. https://t.co/sEIF2vPscK
Told that Jake Evans is at the Canadiens’ Hotel in Winnipeg. Doing fine. Alert. But shaken.
— John Shannon (@JShannonhl) June 3, 2021