It doesn’t matter how long a person has watched or played this game. When a player crashes into the boards as awkwardly as Brett Howden did on Sunday night, everyone cringes.
With 6:41 left in the 2nd period, Howden was streaming to the net in an attempt to get a stick on a pass by Jimmy Vesey. Howden had his skate clipped by Buffalo Sabres goalie, Carter Hutton.
The clipping of Howden’s skate caused the New York Rangers rookie to lose balance and crash into the boards along with Sabres forward Vladimir Sobotka crunching behind him.