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Russian hockey player, Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin injured a judge in an NHL match against Boston.
Ovechkin, 34, in one of the game episodes in the third period, flew at speed to the referee John McAzek, who immediately fell on the ice after this collision. The judge left the court on his own, but later it turned out that he went to the hospital for help.
To your attention a video with this incident.
The match ended with the score 3: 2 in favor of “Washington”.
We add that this is not the first such situation involving Ovechkin. Previously, he hit the referee with a puck, who was then stitched.
It was previously reported that an American hockey player spat on an opponent during a fight in the NHL match.