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NHL DoPS Makes Official Decision on Ovechkin's Dirty Headshot to Jake Evans
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The NHL Department of Player Safety has decided against any supplemental punishment for Alex Ovechkin following his massive hit on Alexandre Carrier.
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin leveled Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans with a massive hit during yesterday's Game 4 at Bell Centre.
He was assessed a 2-minute minor penalty for interference, but many Habs fans are calling for harsher punishment in the form of a suspension.
And while we've already seen one suspension so far in the postseason (Tampa's Brandon Hagel was suspended for a single game after a late hit on Florida's Aleksander Barkov), Ovechkin will not have to sit for Game 5 on Wednesday.
The NHL Department of Player Safety has declined to dole out any supplemental discipline for Ovechkin, who has already been suspended 3 times for a total of 7 games during his NHL career thus far.
Meanwhile, someone who could be facing disciplinary action from the NHL is Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes.
After the game, he openly said he didn't want to see referees Dan O'Rourke and Frederick L'Ecuyer call any more of their games while implying that they've shown favoritism to Ovechkin and the Capitals.
I felt like it's going to be a whistle because they were in their defensive zone and far away, I guess I don't really know the rules.
I felt like it should have been a whistle. It was a scary hit, but I guess the rules don't apply to everyone in this league. I have no idea.
I felt like it should have been a whistle. It was a scary hit, but I guess the rules don't apply to everyone in this league. I have no idea.
Ovechkin and the Capitals can knock the Canadiens out of the playoffs with a win in Game 5. He already has 4 points (3G, 1A) in the series.
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AVRIL 28 | 1026 ANSWERS NHL DoPS Makes Official Decision on Ovechkin's Dirty Headshot to Jake Evans Did the NHL make the right call in not suspending Alex Ovechkin for his hit on Jake Evans? | ||
| Yes | 237 | 23.1 % |
| No | 789 | 76.9 % |
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