Devils’ Markstrom leaves with apparent injury after collision with Bruins’ Brazeau
Goaltender Jacob Markstrom was forced to leave Wednesday’s game after Bruins forward Justin Brazeau crashed into him in the Devils crease.
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The New Jersey Devils suffered a big blow in the second period of Wednesday’s game against the Boston Bruins.
Goaltender Jacob Markstrom was forced to leave the game after Bruins forward Justin Brazeau crashed into him in the Devils crease.
Markstrom stayed down on the ice following the play and needed to be helped off by the Devils’ training staff and teammate Stefan Noesen. He skated with his left leg up as he exited.
Brazeau was going hard to the net while trying to redirect a pass from John Beecher but lost an edge, sliding into Markstrom’s lower body. He was assessed a two-minute penalty for goalie interference.
Markstrom was replaced by New Jersey’s backup netminder, Jake Allen. The team didn’t officially rule Markstrom out, but he wasn’t on the bench to begin the third period, according to team reporter Amanda Stein.
The 34-year-old Swedish goalie had made six saves and allowed one goal before leaving.
In his first year with the Devils, Markstrom has a 21-9-5 record with three shutouts, a 2.20 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage.
New Jersey entered Wednesday’s game with a 26-17-6 record, good for third place in the Metropolitan Division.
