Capitals forward Tom Wilson drilled Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo in the head during the first period of Friday night's game at TD Garden, knocking Carlo out for the remainder of the game.
Somehow Wilson didn't even get a minor penalty, even though it was clearly a dirty hit from a player with a long history of dirty hits.
NESN interviewed Brad Marchand during the first intermission, and unsurprisingly the Bruins' alternate captain didn't hold his back while discussing the play.
"That was a bull**** hit," Marchand told Sophia Jurksztowicz. "Brando had his head down in the corner, and he took a liberty on a guy that was in a vulnerable spot. That’s a [expletive] cheap shot there. We lost a great player. It is great to see him skate off the ice by himself, but he was obviously in a bad spot and he’s hurting. That’s a bad hit."
Jarred Tinordi, playing just his second game with the Bruins, dropped the gloves with Wilson in the second period in response to the hit. While the two were in the box, the Bruins scored three times -- including one from Marchand -- to extend their lead to 4-0.