Canadiens' Phillip Danault Carted Off Ice After Taking Zdeno Chara Slap Shot To Head
MONTREAL (AP/CBS) — A scary scene played out toward the end of the second period in Saturday night's Bruins-Canadiens game in Montreal.
Canadiens center Phillip Danault was carted off the ice on a stretcher after he was hit in the head by a slap shot from Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara. Danault went down with 1:37 left in the second period, and the teams were sent to the locker room after he left the ice. They played the rest of the second period after the intermission.
Here's a lengthy video of Phillip Danault taking the Zdeno Chara shot to the head. Danault barely moves after blocking the shot, seriously terrible situation. pic.twitter.com/ySvnoKuUQv
— Hockey Daily 365 (@HockeyDaily365) January 14, 2018
Chara, who has one of the hardest shots in the NHL, looked on in concern as trainers attended to Danault.
Danault was moving and speaking to medical staff before he left the ice, to an ovation from the Bell Centre crowd.
Boston won the game 4-3 in a shootout.
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