Russian defender”Philadelphia Flyers” Ivan Provorov was hit in the leg by a puck thrown at 150 km/h, but jumped on the ice on the next shift in an NHL regular season game against “Detroit Red Wings “.
The game was held Saturday in Detroit and ended 2-1 in favor of Philadelphia.
Early in the third period, with the score 0-0, with Detroit on the power play, Red Wings defenseman Jake Wallman fired a shot at the Flyers goal. According to sensors, the puck flew at a speed of 94 miles per hour (150 km/h).
The puck hit Provorov’s left ankle, the Russian defenseman from Philadelphia collapsed on the ice in pain. He couldn’t make it to the bench alone, he was helped by teammate Rasmus Ristolainen. After that, Provorov still went on the ice in the next shift.
“Philadelphia” scored 47 points and is 12th in the NHL Eastern Conference standings.
Source : MatchTV
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