Ahead Jake Evans was dominated out for the rest of Thursday’s sport in opposition to the Washington Capitals early within the third interval, the group introduced.
Evans was on the receiving finish of an enormous hit from Capitals ahead Tom Wilson with simply over 5 minutes left within the second interval.
Wilson caught Evans up excessive because the Canadiens ahead was attempting to clear the puck from his personal finish. The Capitals have been in a position to hold the puck within the zone and instantly scored on a Jakob Chychrun slapshot.
No penalty was known as on the play.
Evans returned to play one shift after the hit earlier than exiting the sport for good.
The 29-year-old ahead entered Thursday’s sport with three objectives and three assists in 19 video games this season.
It is one other blow to the Canadiens’ ahead depth, as they’re already with out common forwards Alex Newhook and Patrik Laine, who’re each coping with long-term accidents.
