Juraj Slafkovsky gets destroyed and Arber Xhekaj comes to his defense

Juraj Slafkovsky has a bad habit of keeping his head down when in possession of the puck. He just got another lesson, as he was hit solidly by Luke Schenn.

The Slovak had to leave the game to go through the concussion protocol. It was Arber Xhekaj who came to the defense of his teammate, but he lost his footing and the fight was short lived.

Good news for Slaffy as he returned to the bench:

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