Winger Scott Wilson preceded his teammates into the dressing room after taking a shot to the head from Ottawa’s Tommy Wingels in the final moments of a 7-0 win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.
Wingels delivered what appeared to be an elbow to Wilson’s face. Take a look.
GIF: Wingels elbows Wilson's head. pic.twitter.com/jRkQOXf2NY
— Benstonium (@Benstonium) May 21, 2017
Wilson was shaken up before heading off to the dressing room without celebrating with his teammates as the horn sounded at the end of the game. Coach Mike Sullivan did not have an update on Wilson’s status after the game.
For his part, Wingels was not penalized, although the NHL is likely to take a second look at the hit and could discipline him after the fact. NBC Sports Network analysts Keith Jones and Mike Milbury were split when asked about the hit during the post-game show. Jones believes Wingels should be suspended for Game 6 Tuesday in Ottawa while Milbury believed it was simply a missed penalty that should have been called.
The NHL probably won’t rule one way or the other until Monday.
Adam Bittner: abittner@post-gazette.com and Twitter, @fugimaster24.
First Published: May 21, 2017, 10:42 p.m.