NHL referee hilariously lays out Boston’s Brad Marchand in collision… and doesn’t help him up!

Boston Bruins left-wing Brad Marchand bought greater than he bargained for whereas skating with the puck Saturday night time.

While being checked on the ice is hardly a brand new phenomenon, being taken out by a referee actually wasn’t on Marchand’s radar – and it confirmed. 

Longtime referee and former professional, Wes McCauley, was oblivious to Marchand’s presence and seemingly Marchand with McCauley’s as the 2 collided. 

Though it was solely Marchand who tumbled to the ice, touchdown on his entrance earlier than slowing getting again as much as his ft. 

McCauley put his hand onto the wall to maintain steadiness and watched the Bruins flyer get to his ft earlier than skating away. 

Brad Marchand, of the Boston Bruins, was checked by NHL referee Wes McCauley Saturday

Marchand ended up being the one man to fall over, touchdown on his entrance earlier than getting up 

It wasn’t the one viral second of the sport vs. Vancouver, as Boston’s Linus Ullmark turned the thirteenth goalie in NHL historical past to attain. 

Late in a 2-1 contest, the Canucks had an empty web in order to have an additional skater on the ice to attempt and rating a aim.

After a deflection off skater Brock Boeser, Ullmark corralled the puck and despatched a wrist shot over the heads of three skaters and down the ice – with the puck sliding into the web.

He was mobbed by his teammates on the ice and went down the bench for a handshake line – content material with having scored the final aim in a 3-1 win.

The Bruins proceed their Canadian highway journey with the Edmonton Oilers up subsequent on Monday night time. 

Boston at present sit in first place in the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference – 9 factors forward of the Metropolitan Division, Carolina Hurricanes.

Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) turned the primary goalie since 2020 to attain