Juraj Slafkovsky suffers blow to the head and leaves the match
Montreal Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky left the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, due to a shoulder hit to the head, courtesy of Noel Acciari.
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The same player had already received a visit from the Sheriff, following a body check.
And, Acciari also pushed Brendan Gallagher in the back, near the net, a little later in the game.
The 32-year-old forward is playing his role as a little pest very well with the Pittsburgh team. In 12 games this season, he has collected three points.
As Marc-Antoine Godin of Radio-Canada pointed out, Acciari made several questionable hits tonight.
At the end of the game, Xhekaj clearly wanted to get his message to Acciari, but it was Jayden Struble and Ryan Graves who threw in the towel:
Despite a punishing practice on Friday, the Montreal Canadiens were unable to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins and lost 2-1.
The Montreal Canadiens will host the visiting Calgary Flames this Tuesday at 7 p.m., before heading to New Jersey on Thursday to face the Devils.
