Nathan MacKinnon has avoided punishment for his dangerous hit on Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Luke Schenn, Sportsnet’s Damien Cox reports.
MacKinnon, the Colorado Avalanche sophomore, was chasing a dump in during the final minute of the first period of the Flyers’ 4-3 win on Saturday when he pushed Schenn from behind, causing the defenceman to go crashing into the end boards. MacKinnon received a five-minute boarding major for hit. Schenn left the game and did not return. The Flyers tweeted Sunday that he will be out approximately two weeks with an upper-body injury.
MacKinnon told the Denver Post’s Adrian Dater that he took full responsibility for the hit, which he called a “dumb play.”
“Obviously it sucks, but like I said, I didn’t mean to hurt him,” MacKinnon said in a post-game interview. “I feel really bad about it. I think he was turning or trying to get position on me and I pushed him at a bad time. Definitely a scary play.”
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