Seattle Kraken leading scorer Jared McCann will miss at least Game 5 of the first round series with the Colorado Avalanche after a late hit from defenseman Cale Makar in the first period of Seattle's 3-2 overtime win on Monday night. FOX13
leading scorer Jared McCann will miss at least Game 5 of the first round series with the Colorado Avalanche after a late hit from defenseman Cale Makar in the first period of Seattle's 3-2 overtime win on Monday night.
McCann had a breakaway chance that was deflected out of play by goaltender Alexandar Georgiev only for Makar to hammer McCann into the glass as the puck dropped into the first row of seats. The hit came at the same time as the whistle, but the puck was out of play as soon as it hit the netting above the glass behind the net.
"That puck goes immediately out of play straight up into the netting. … I believe the puck is being caught by a fan as [McCann] is being run into the end wall," a frustrated Hakstol said. "So late hit. Really late. No puck in play. You know, like I said, our 40-goal scorer not available for the rest of the game and not going to be available going forward here."
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