With 5:46 to go in the first period with the Buffalo Sabres leading the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1, Sabres’ defenseman Andrej Sekera chipped the puck up the boards to Jason Pominville for the winger to clear the zone. Before the puck reached Pominville, Blackhawks' defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson plastered him against the glass. Pominville’s head snapped against the glass and he crumpled to the ice.
Tim Connolly immediately jumped on Hjalmarsson in retaliation for the hit on his linemate. Pominville was taken off the ice with a stretcher. He did not go to the hospital, but he was diagnosed with a concussion, and he had a cut on his forehead. Hjalmarsson was assessed a major penalty and a game misconduct. However, the Sabres did not score on the ensuing five-minute power play. The Sabres seemed to never recover from the shock, as they eventually lost the game 4-3.
In an interview on WGR 550 in Buffalo, Sabres’ head coach Lindy Ruff said that Pominville will miss at least a week, as the protocol on concussions states that a player must be symptom-free for at least seven days before returning to the ice.
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Buffalo Sabres: Jason Pominville Out at Least a Week with Concussion
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