OTTAWA – There was no immediate update on Sharks forward Logan Couture, who left Wednesday’s 4-3 overtime win over the Senators after getting whacked in the head by the stick shaft of Ottawa’s Mike Hoffman.
The Ottawa forward was given a five-minute major for cross-checking and a game misconduct at 7:50 of the third period when he hit Couture, who was cutting through the offensive zone slot. Couture did not return, and coach Pete DeBoer offered no update on his condition, declining to say if Couture would accompany the team on its postgame flight to Montreal.
Brenden Dillon had the best view of the incident, immediately grabbing and challenging Hoffman.