Montreal Canadiens Give Update On Jake Evans After Scary Injury On Wednesday Night

Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans is said to be doing better after needing to be stretchered off the ice following a hit from Jets forward Mark Scheifele on Wednesday.

Mark Scheifele gets a 5 minute major for charging on Jake Evans. #WeAreWPG #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/PcCwBqHQS2

— NHL News (@PuckReportNHL) June 3, 2021

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On Thursday, head coach Dominique Ducharme said that Jake Evans was doing better, but also confirmed that he experienced a concussion on the play.

Ducharme confirms that Evans is sidelined with a concussion.

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 3, 2021

After the game, many Canadiens player spoke on the ‘dirty’ hit by Mark Scheifele on Jake Evans.

Defenseman Joel Edmundson declared that the Habs were going make Scheifele’s life ‘miserable’ if he’s allowed to return during the series.

Canadiens Defenseman Joel Edmundson Has Strong Words After ‘Dirty’ Hit By Mark Scheifele On Jake Evanshttps://t.co/iO8SdTF2cM

— SideAction (@SideActionHQ) June 3, 2021

No matter what the NHL decides to do with Mark Scheifele, the most important thing is that Jake Evans is able to recover in timely fashion.

We’ll hope to see him back on the ice soon after this scary incident.

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