Although San Jose dropped an absolute howler of a game last night against Boston, much of the attention was focused on Zdeno Chara’s third period headshot on Evander Kane. With the Bruins defenseman making Kane’s head the principal point of contact, many expected a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety to follow in short order, especially given that these are exactly the types of hits that the league has been cracking down on recently.
In the clip below, Chara’s shoulder appears to smash directly into Kane’s face, snapping the forward’s head back and enraging him to the point of immediately fighting the Bruins defenseman.