Russian Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov knocked down Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault with a wrestling move in a National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match.
At the end of the second period, Kuznetsov showed a magnificent performance. reception knocked out Marchessault from mixed martial arts. The Canadian started to collapse when the Russian’s stick touched his leg. Due to inertia, Kuznetsov quickly collided with Marchessault and then grabbed him by the neck and threw him onto the ice.
The referees saw a violation of the rules in the actions of the capital’s striker and punished him with a two-minute penalty for rudeness.
Marchessault is the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy (MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs) in the 2023 Stanley Cup.
The meeting took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise and ended with a score of 4:1 in favor of Vegas. Jonathan Marchessault (brace), Jack Eichel and Mark Stone scored for the winners. Russian striker Ivan Barbashev made the assist.
Tom Wilson scored the lone goal for Washington. Capital captain Alexander Ovechkin spent 15 minutes and 32 seconds on the ice and could not make any effective moves. The 38-year-old Russian player failed to score in six consecutive matches for the second time this season.
Former Russian hockey player hit An opponent facing each other in an NHL game.