Anaheim Ducks’ Russian defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin said in an interview: “Sports Express”As he played several games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a broken leg.
“I was hit by a puck in the second period of the game in Edmonton. I went to the locker room and couldn’t finish the match. The fracture was not visible on the x-ray at first. There was pain, but it was pain I could bear and play, so I went to the next game.
So I went out on the ice for three or four games and until that moment I felt: that’s it, I can’t skate anymore. Every movement is accompanied by such pain that it is impossible to withstand and push off with your foot. I would continue if I could. “Doctors sent me for a second examination, which showed that my leg was broken,” said the hockey player.
Lyubushkin has been playing in Anaheim since August 2023. The Russian defenseman also managed to play in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Arizona Coyotes.
The 29-year-old player played in 46 games this NHL season and made 4 assists. His team ranks 14th in the Western Conference with 34 points after 48 matches. Anaheim’s next game against Minnesota is January 28. It starts at 5:00 Moscow time.
Two points from Ovechkin before did not save Washington from defeat in the NHL.