During a recent hockey game, St. Louis Blues player Jake Neighbours was injured after a collision with Dmitry Kulikov, resulting in a lot of blood coming from Neighbours' nose and a suspected broken nose. Neighbours was hit into the glass near the end of the St. Louis bench, a spot notorious for its dangerous stanchion. The play was described as unintentional, with no malicious intent from Kulikov. Following the incident, the ice crew was still scraping the ice to clean up. Blues' teammates Torey Krug and Brayden Schenn both had immediate reactions to Kulikov. Additionally, the Blues' defense has been noted for struggling with the slot shot, and the Florida Panthers were credited with only 8 missed shots, leading to skepticism about the accuracy of the official stats. In a lighter moment, the Panthers had Santa Claus come to bang the drum, adding a festive touch to the event.
I don’t know if the official stats are back up or not - but the #FlaPanthers being credited with only 8 missed shots leads me to believe it is not.
That's an unfortunate play. Don't think Kulikov did anything malicious there. Neighbours just was taken in and his visor puts brunt on Neighbours into that curved portion of glass along bench. #stlblues https://t.co/QXuvYXhW4h
That's a painful-looking play, as Neighbours goes into the glass on the hit by Kulikov. A lot of blood coming from Neighbours' nose and he heads off. Nothing intentional by Kulikov, just an unfortunate sequence. #stlblues
Crew still scraping the ice after Kulikov hit on Neighbours. Was into the stanchion at end of STL bench. Not a good place to get put.
First glance, that's a broken nose for Jake Neighbours. #stlblues
Jake Neighbours to the room after a hit by Dmitry Kulikov. Torey Krug first on the scene to grab Kulikov, and Brayden Schenn wanted a piece of him, too.
It seems like Blues’ opponents have been in the blue paint a lot lately. I know the defense has struggled with the slot shot, especially last year, but a lot going on in the blue paint this last stretch. #stlblues
The #FlaPanthers had Santa Claus come all the way from the North Pole to bang the drum. https://t.co/x8FgxeoIW2