Feel free to breath a sigh of relief, Capitals fans -- Evgeny Kuznetsov is okay.
“During the end of the third period, Evgeny underwent and passed all tests pertaining to the league’s concussion protocol evaluation,” the Caps said today in a statement. “We expect him to take the morning skate tomorrow and play against the Stars later that night.”
Kuznetsov left last night’s game versus the Wild in the third period after appearing to take the butt-end of Mikael Granlund’s stick to the face.
Kuznetsov leads the Caps with 54 points.