MONTREAL — It was supposed to be a night where the story was about the Bruins facing Claude Julien for the first time since his departure last February. Instead, it took an unfortunate turn.
A scary situation occurred at the Bell Centre with the Bruins and Canadiens tied at 3-3 with 1:27 left in the second period on Saturday night as Phillip Danault took a Zdeno Chara slap shot to the face. The Habs forward was stretchered off the ice and taken to a local Montreal hospital.
“Very unfortunate,” the Bruins captain said postgame. “You don’t want to see anyone get hit in the head area or neck area and see him being carried off the ice.