Ovechkin floored Carolina rookie Andrei Svechnikov with a right hook during the first period of Monday night’s 5-0 loss to the Hurricanes in Game 3 of their first-round series. This was a rare fight for Ovechkin, one that knocked the 19-year-old Svechnikov from the game when he banged his helmet on the ice as he fell backward and ended up in concussion protocol. “It’s just an honour to have met with him,” Svechnikov said then of meeting Ovechkin. Brind’Amour said he was “still sick to my stomach about it.”“It’s a little bit frustrating, because he got hurt, it’s his first fight,” Brind’Amour said. “So that stuff bothers me, because that’s…,” Brind’Amour said, his voice trailing off, “but it’s done.”

Source: National Post April 16, 2019 16:41 UTC