Hockey player Alexander Ovechkin can take a lot of credit for that. For example, Jaromír Jágr also experienced this at the World Cup in 2010. Now, Czech defender Jan Rutta experienced it, as the Russian striker unsparingly bumped into the block. According to the judges, cleanly. The native of Písek did not finish the game in the end due to an upper body injury.
The whole incident happened in the 33rd minute of the match. Jan Rutta drove behind the goal with the intention of playing the puck. At that moment, however, an unpleasant surprise awaited him. Alexander Ovechkin, weighing 107 kilograms, hit him on the bar. At first glance, it looks like he hit him in the head, but according to the judges, it was a clean hit. And on the other hand, the Czech player headed to the penalty bench for the subsequent foul.
Rutta never returned to the ice. He headed straight for the booths from the penalty bench and the game was over for him. He was injured in the upper body, which was confirmed by Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan after the game. And it is not yet clear if this will have longer-term consequences for the players. Another Penguins defender, Pierre-Olivier Joseph, met a similar fate, so they had to finish with only four classic defenders.
Even without them, Pittsburgh managed it, winning 4:1 on the ice of Washington. He thus ended a streak of seven defeats in a row.
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