Wild's Matt Dumba Avoids Major Penalty After Review Of Huge Hit On Stars' Joe Pavelski

Watch as Matt Dumba lays a massive hit on Joe Pavelski, which leads to a big scrap between the Stars and Wild. Pavelski went down the tunnel and after review Matt Dumba was not assessed a five-minute major.
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[@HeMansDad]

Gotta say Stars coach handled the refs explanation quite professionally.

[@angryassyrian5627]

This is the second time Pavelski got injuried this badly in a playoff series, hopefully he'll be okay.

[@ry4nx]

This is nothing compared to last time

[@qualityherbsonly]

First time was much much worse… glad he was able to skate off on his own.

[@jamesgabrielson473]

I hope he's okay and can play the next game. It didn't look like Dumba aimed at his head, but I do think it was a bit late. I thought the Stars had a few borderline hits after that in response, particularly the Suter cross check on Kaprizov in front of the net, that they got some slack. Overall, the refs did a good job of allowing physical play without taking the game out of the players' hands.

[@zacharyreichert5035]

Yes to all of that. It wasn't a dirty hit, but you don't want to see a guy actually KO'd out there who doesn't deserve it. Dumba will absolutely be targeted for the rest of the series, and he will deal with it, or else.

[@brandonmitchell1457]

@@qualityherbsonly umm he was out cold and didn’t skate off on his own lol dunno what you just watched….

[@DamageLLC]

And this man comes back today and scores 4 goals against the Kraken in game 1. Losing effort but good for him. Clearly he came back very strong from this massive hit!

[@DeltaShark_]

It didn’t really look like dumba shouldered his head. Seeing joes head bounce off the ice was pretty scary though. That’s where bad damage can be done.

[@planetcaravan2925]

He gathers force upwards, dirty

[@General_Crock]

@@planetcaravan2925 Hitting up is perfectly legal in hockey and most hitters do it. Skates leaving the ice before contact is dirty. Dumba had one skate clearly on the ice at contact.

[@bobholst874]

​@@planetcaravan2925 That is how a check is delivered. Downward checks get called boarding. It's a rough game, checks get delivered.

[@mattsewich2651]

@@planetcaravan2925 When a player leaves his feet that it's no longer a strategic check, it's only to increase force and injure and so I didn't like that here. That said as a Wild fan I'm pretty sure this is the most significant thing Dumba has done all year.

[@unit-0-]

@@planetcaravan2925 lol, ALL hits are upwards except hip-checks... not dirty, you just don't play. When you hit someone you drive with your legs through their chest or shoulder or midsection. That driving force is the legs extending, which almost always causes an upward motion.

[@DNP_10]

If I had a nickel for every time Joe Pavelski was hit in a playoff game leading to the officials calling a 5 minute major (whether or not the major was upheld), I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice. All joking aside, hope Pavs is alright.

[@aricstradtmann9972]

I hope he is done never plays another game of hockey

[@superfast21]

guys a major liability

[@eriklisenko438]

kill a 5 min pen?

[@TheShaggster37]

​@@superfast21I wouldn't say that, he's one of the best playoff skaters of this generation. Just needs to keep his skull off the ice every once in a while.

[@TheBadgerThatGames]

@@aricstradtmann9972 weird

[@RoughRaiders13]

I really like that the refs seem to be using this penalty review rule in a good way and for the most part just calling it a 5 instantly so they can review it and change it later.

[@matthewphillips7741]

This should have been a major game misconduct and a suspension

[@_meury]

@@matthewphillips7741 nope

[@milczar_]

@@matthewphillips7741 Come on. This is a clean hit, shoulder to shoulder. I've seen many like this before and there were no penalties awarded.

[@matthewphillips7741]

@@milczar_ it was late no matter what else it was

[@thespaceelefant2441]

​@@matthewphillips7741 you absolutely right. Do I should've gotta a game and suspended 🥴

[@Xerdoz]

This is going to be a rough series.

[@AngusArtEntertainment]

Rev up those grills, because more beef should be served!

[@sereneprincess4940]

There’s a reason my bracket has the Wild winning this. Because Dallas has played chippy & borderline dirty for years, and while they manage to put up enough points to make the playoffs pretty regularly, it would be a rather gleeful moment to be knocked out in the 1st round by what amounts to one of the “dump teams” for the NHL (Arizona being the other one).

[@alu.304]

Colorado laughing 🤣🤣💪🏻

[@patrikvirta1054]

Dumbo need some protection at next game lol

[@douglarsen4801]

@@patrikvirta1054 75 and 17 have no concerns

[@JP-zp3lq]

"He doesn't anticipate the hit" Yes, you described the problem 100%.

[@jacksebastian9462]

Not on Dumba to anticipate it for him. Skating towards the net in a playoff game with your head down, you get rocked.

[@Fallout3131]

Like Jack said, it's not Dumba's problem. Hate to say it it that way, but he needs to keep his body / head up and be prepared. It looked like a nasty hit, but it was clean.

[@jsnagra1able]

He didn’t anticipate the hit because he didn’t have the puck. It was a late hit.

[@JP-zp3lq]

@@jsnagra1able Wrong sport

[@thatoneguy9666]

@@jsnagra1able no it wasn’t

[@dnorris654]

"He doesn't anticipate the hit." Yeah. We know.

[@kevinhorne2646]

Since it was about five seconds too late.

[@jrazjraz]

​@@kevinhorne2646 nope.

[@dnorris654]

Pavelski got caught watching the puck. Most legendary checks occur that way unless you are Chris Pronger. I saw him wreck a guy while he was standing still and the guy came flying at him. I don't think it complied with the laws of physics, but I saw it happen.

[@stevenschwarcz8421]

@@kevinhorne2646 RIGHT…that’s why AFTER the review they changed the 5 min major to 2 min MINOR …LOL 🤡

[@thatoneguy9666]

@@kevinhorne2646 .5 seconds, it was legal

[@kyerannisbet8895]

Damn. Domi was landing those haymakers on Dumba!

[@ultrasmagowski2877]

DIRTY

[@ultrasmagowski2877]

NIGER is a landlocked country in West Africa.

[@perronthurston8313]

Domi is an animal of a teammate. When my Hawks traded him after trading Kane, I had to take deep breaths.

[@devynselnes4282]

HATE CRIME LOL

[@Bswaggy]

More like jumped him lol

[@bryceg14]

ESPN announcers are brutal. All of them. All the time.

[@krejcithegreat562]

so so so so bad... Ray Ferraro literally says the same thing 5 times in a row. Who decides to hire these people? lol....

[@islandblader]

Bob Wischusen is pretty good.

[@dox8148]

I actually really enjoyed this broadcast. They emphasized all the big moments and they seemed excited with each big hit, save, and goal. Oilers-Kings crew was WAYYYY worse imo

[@chaaapo_]

Si muy terrible

[@JohnDoe-zo2pp]

Yes, the announcer is supposed to be neutral and not to root for one team obviously

[@txweatheraviation5505]

To all of you who are saying the injury was caused by impact on the ice, while some of it could have from ice impact. I’ve watched this a couple times and it looks like Pavelski was out before he hit the ground, he didn’t brace himself at all for the fall to the ice.

[@resudue3459]

Everything looks bad in slow motion. You look closely it's to the chest

[@gethmord]

@@resudue3459 Actually it looks like most of the damage was from hartmans stick. It was trapped in between them during the hit.

[@danielsnell6349]

These refs doing everything they can to stop a fight is gonna end up getting somebody hurt worse because the ref is tying up their arms leaving them completely vulnerable. I know that's not the subject of this video but I'm getting so tired of seeing this.

[@JH-hh5jm]

they weren't stoppign a fight, they were stopping a guy from continuing to throw bombs to a guy laying on the ice.

[@Ihatesports420]

@@JH-hh5jm he’s talking about when the ref was holding dumbas arms before domi started unloading

[@mikedelvecchio3193]

@@JH-hh5jm to be fair if someone injures ur team mate like that it should be expected that they have to fight or have their ass beat. He should’ve forfeited his right to live after that.

[@alexschneider8494]

@@JH-hh5jm Dumba was getting what he deserved. Refs need to let people face the consequences for their actions. I’m not a fan of either team, but like come on bro. If you’re going to throw someone down with head contact like that, expect to get your ass beat and take it like a man.

[@General_Crock]

@@alexschneider8494 The head contact was with the ice. Pav's head didn't snap back with the check, so it couldn't have been the primary point of contact.

[@cameronclark5705]

The fact the Wild has Reeves, Foligno, Middleton, Dumba, Hartman, etc. makes me think they will be just fine for any retaliation from Dallas

[@cal8362]

Yeah, Dallas will just take cheap shots on Kaprizov, make sure he doesn’t leave the series walking

[@papasquigg8427]

Hilarious. Reaves turned into a good boy when Jani was around, all Foligno knows how to do is cheapshot, and Middleton is owned by Jamie. Not to mention Dumba got pieced up by Domi. Fake tough guys for a fake franchise

[@joshgeiger8942]

@@papasquigg8427 Fake franchise? Well you fooled me...living a few miles from the X, I coulda sworn that was an NHL arena with an NHL team. Man, you just can't believe everything you see these days!

[@papasquigg8427]

@Josh Geiger they're a fake franchise. Can't even come close to a Cup. Absolute poverty franchise with poverty players

[@matttveita705]

​@@papasquigg8427 someone is a little cranky they stayed up late to watch their poor team lose game 1. Better luck next time...

[@johncrane6432]

We need better announcers. There was a lot of talk about upward momentum and elevating, but I’m not sure that’s relevant here. When the players are skating toward one another that rule is easier to understand. In this case the players were skating in the same direction just prior to contact, and it’s pure shoulder on shoulder. Both players go flying after contact. If they’re going to have Dave Jackson on standby he needs to do a way better job explaining exactly what the rule is and how it applies in this instance.

[@djsatt]

Obviously you don't know what targeting is

[@unit-0-]

@@djsatt obviously you are just making up bullshit.

[@thatoneguy9666]

@@djsatt it was a clean hit

[@CaptainStabbin14]

Domi a real one! 👏👏

[@AVRPEZ]

Looked clean to me, slightly late, but shoulder to shoulder.

[@stevecattani9545]

Yeah, that's not something you can call a major for. Playoff hitting.

[@fivestarclubrentals]

Hahaha!

[@caecusastra]

The second the scrum starts Suter locks onto Kaprizov, and continues to bully him all night. And people are saying the wild we’re playing dirty, they were taking every chance for a cheap shot at the Thrill, lost so much respect for Suter as a former wild player

[@ianzang2178]

If your guys are gonna target one of our stars we’ll take out yours. Thats always been how the games played

[@ianzang2178]

@@blinkfandan21 Doesn’t matter its a star caliber player. You lay off them or expect to get jumped. I hope guys like Marchment and Benn start taking runs at Eriksson Ek Kaprizov and Hartman from now on its open season

[@BloodySoup74]

​@@ianzang2178 Hahaha😂😂. Reaves Filigno Duhaim would destroy guys if they try to start anything. Good luck

[@caecusastra]

@@ianzang2178 Even if it was targeting, it’s a clean hit, while Suter was crosschecking Kaprizov in the back the whole game

[@lairdbeaty1998]

I’m pretty sure none of our guys want any piece of reaves lol I don’t like benn’s chances in that fight

[@Sarando1]

Not really a fan of Dumba or the Wild. But I am a fan of good hits and that, was a great hit. Text book finishing your check. And for the announcer to say that it was late. And he wasn't anticipating a hit. Do they realize this is playoff time? He should stop watching the slow motion replay or switch to figure skating.

[@Desert-Father]

The ESPN game announcers don't know what they're talking about. When Chelios, Messier and Subban looked at the hit during intermission, they all called it clean. Players know that was finishing your check not a late hit.

[@Max_m]

Terrible take by the announcers. First it’s a clean hit, then they say it’s late, headshot, and should be 5min, then say no penalty was the right call (which it was).

[@McCracken_9]

My coaches always told us to finish our hits. Looks like Dumba was just doing what we have all been taught.

[@djsatt]

targeting

[@WonDui]

@@djsatt he had the puck

[@dominickangelo4319]

Yes, but this was still a late hit. Puck was gone for at least a second and Dumba had enough time to hold up.

[@unit-0-]

@@djsatt what? There's no such thing.

[@rsk9228]

​@@unit-0- get a life

[@speedy3714]

Tbh it's probably the correct call. Physicality increases in the playoffs and it honestly looked like a pretty clean hit.

[@BramHepburn]

You've been watching too much ESPN. If you let your veteran captain get run like that, you have been emasculated on national TV and deserve to lose the series

[@speedy3714]

@@BramHepburn people still watch espn?

[@BramHepburn]

@@speedy3714 unfortunately

[@maekklyn]

Clean or not it will be avenged and we might see another player leave the playoffs lol

[@FactsMatter]

Let's get a few things very clear: 1) The near referee turns away and doesn't see the hit. So the initial 5-minute major call must (we hope) come from the far official. 2) This was a shoulder to shoulder hit. As a 25+ year referee, there's no justification here for a major penalty. The far official either saw it wrong, or the near referee guessed wrong. Good thing there is review. 3) The argument "but it was late" is a weird one. The NHL rulebook defines "interference" as "The last player to touch the puck, other than the goalkeeper, shall be considered the player in possession. The player deemed in possession of the puck may be checked legally, provided the check is rendered immediately following his loss of possession." The statements: "the last player to touch the puck...considered the player in possession", "may be checked legally", and "immediately following his loss of possession" are CONTRADICTORY statements. According to the rule, Pavelski is considered "the player in possession" because he is last to touch the puck. And just because it's not on his stick, by this rule wording, doesn't mean he has "lost possession". According to wording of this rule, "loss of possession" would occur when another player (other than a goalie) touches the puck. But that's not how the rules are applied.. Something's off in the rules.

[@Arbszy]

Clean Hit, but why was the Ref holding Dumba let him fight.

[@BlackTarH]

it was charging

[@bobholst874]

​@@BlackTarH Pavelka got juiced by a finishing check. If you don't like checking, join the rest of the people watching golf...ok?

[@FoButter]

​@@BlackTarH "when a player takes more than two strides or travels an excessive distance in order to accelerate for the purpose of body checking another player" Neither of these charging definitions apply here

[@matthewphillips7741]

It was two steps after he let go of the puck

[@stevenschwarcz8421]

@@BlackTarH Dumba was gliding backwards for 20 + feet!!! How is that charging?!?! LEARN THE RULE BEFORE YOU SOUND LIKE A FOOL!! Charging? IDIOT

[@michaeldoris3690]

Pavelski looks done for this playoffs, hope he gets better soon. Really hard to define if it was dirty or not. I could be missing important context from the video but seeing Dumba smiling in the box is going to add the hate he will endure further into the series.

[@Lefty217]

Yeah you missed Dumba cramming Hartman's stick into Joe's cheek.

[@politicalhub846]

So I tried to get a stopwatch and time it to see how much time there was between the puck leaving Pavelski’s stick and the actual hit. I couldn’t get exact numbers every time but I usually got somewhere between 0.90 seconds and 1.02 seconds. I’d probably consider that to be a little late but it’s not so late that it’d be called interference everytime, it’s probably right at the edge of being interference. What is interesting is how the angle at 0:43 looks like it was sort of high but the other angles look like it’s shoulder on shoulder. From just a quick look it looked a little high on the angle at 0:43 but that could just be a result of the camera angle, but that one’s kinda up in the air. Idk, I think he probably could’ve gotten a 2min minor for interference but it definitely wasn’t a crazy dirty hit compared to a lot of others, so I’m not really bothered that they didn’t give him a penalty. That’s just my take.

[@diplodocus1238]

Dumbas skating backwards he cant line up a better shoulder on shoulder hit than that. And it takes a bit longer to land, because they are both going in the same direction so its not realy that late.

[@BobBob-et9io]

I think that's a pretty good take. It's a little late and maybe a little high, but it wasn't egregious

[@alpsalish]

ESPN was brutal here.

[@theseifexperience6863]

@@BobBob-et9io it doesn’t matter if the hit is high it just matters if it hit him in the head and it didn’t

[@OrigiNate11]

It's honestly pretty entertaining the amount of Stars fans losing their mind on Twitter trying to call this hit dirty and malicious, and then it gets even better when somebody posts a picture of Suter cross-checking Kaprizov in the ribs multiple times. I actually saw some Stars fans trying to justify Suter as playing hard to wear down his opponent while screaming at Dumba for this hit. Playoff hockey and clueless fan bases is back. I'm just gonna sit back and watch it all unfold then I'll see y'all on Lotto Day

[@PayneToTheMax]

Damn, this series is going to get messy quickly. Got a feeling the winner of Avs/Kraken is going to have a handicap going in with the physical toll this series will take on Wild & Stars.

[@ToABrighterFuture]

The history alone was going to make this a messy series.

[@jamesgabrielson473]

Fans get on Folingo and Reeves for not scoring much, but those guys will keep the Stars from running Kaprizov tomorrow. I thought Dumba's hit was late, not dirty. And I hope Pavelski is okay. But if the Stars take cheap shots at the Wild's skilled players tomorrow, that's bushleague.

[@TheCoolwhipped]

@James Gabrielson they probably won't take cheap shots, but you're out of your mind if you don't think they're gonna take a run at Dumba and Kaprisov every chance they get. And honestly, they should. Not to be dirty, but to wear them down. The playoffs are a game of attrition.

[@1Mjollnir1]

Nah! Wild in four and rest the knuckles.

[@TheCoolwhipped]

@@1Mjollnir1 lol

[@dealy9268]

100% clean hit!

[@chezzysquatch]

Not a chance. Guy should be suspended.

[@unit-0-]

@@chezzysquatch yup, it's clean. This is kid's stuff too... players learn it in peewees at 11 years old. It was shoulder to shoulder and took no stride. End of story.

[@rsk9228]

​@@unit-0- absolutely not a clean hit, he didn't have the puck and dumba jump up so to hit him I'm the head Wild are a bunch of goons who have 1 good player

[@rsk9228]

​@Michael Burkett and stop liking your own comments, makes you look stupid well your pic does that by itself 🤡

[@jsnagra1able]

Puck was gone, late hit for sure.

[@IronMan0475]

Nice hit! Surprised the vet kept his head down.

[@bilaltunio6052]

Excellent thanks 👍

[@davidzamora6414]

Game 1 is the toughest one to win for any team. Like it or not it’s not going to be good to carry it over to the next game. The coaches know what they’re doing and don’t want to lose any of their players to injury or stupidity just to get back at the other team. The game is fast paced and rough/violent at times but it’s a chance every player takes stepping onto the ice. I’m hoping that the guys play for the cup mentality and not revenge but time will tell.

[@jamesh5142]

The beauty of this sport is.... You can out there and hit them back! Again and again. This is hockey!

[@maekklyn]

That is what I was thinking. The beauty of the sport is you can go out and get some revenge next game and even the score.

[@patrickquintin4664]

Keep your head up next time, Joe. That was a righteous hit and Dumba should not have been penalized at all. Man's game.

[@dominickangelo4319]

Late hit, correct call was made.

[@niclas9990]

@@dominickangelo4319 Agreed. Late hit, good call, but the review came back with the correct impression: wasn't malicious or worthy of a major/suspension.

[@thatoneguy9666]

@@dominickangelo4319 it wasn’t late

[@syedhyderzamanshah5467]

Wow that's great performance of both teams

[@lethal2479]

Hit only looks late on the slow mo replay and was a clean hit Should be anticipating a hit especially in the playoffs

[@unit-0-]

Should be anticipating it from youth hockey and beyond, lol. Keeping one's head up is hounded on just as much as any other aspect in hockey. Even the casual beer league guys get on each other about it.

[@warriorloft]

I have been waiting for this type of MN wild hockey forever!!!

[@douglarsen4801]

Exactly. We've never been built for a rough series like this. We were always finesse and got wiped by guys like Seabrook

[@user-zj2cg7mp9i]

Отличный хит!!!Забывать стали что такое силовой хоккей.играют многие на расслабоне,звёзд трогать нельзя.

[@tka8561]

Еще бы крысе под номером 20 такой хит! За Капризова!

[@nikshill8767]

shoulder to shoulder but late. not sure on this one at all. all i knew is when i was making my picks in my pool ---- this was a tough call to make on who would win this series. my thoughts were that wild will go for a punishing series but i took stars cuz of benn

[@rgjellybean661]

The hit was clean and not late. Refs reviewed the play and no penalty for the hit.

[@jankowollman3669]

I think dumba felt that one too.

[@CousinPaddy]

For sure- he pancaked HARD into those boards.

[@skratz]

So did the boards...

[@Trifecta_Sports]

Clean hit. Hope Pavelski is ok especially since he’s had a hit like this before. Dumba is going to have a target on his head after this. - A Wild fan

[@saschaganser9671]

How can that be clean? Late. High. 3rd man in. Clean your glasses, that`s needed.

[@dmacg5520]

@@saschaganser9671 wasn’t late and he hit his shoulders how was that high 💀clean hit

[@Yorha_Unit_2B_]

I swear, homers will say anything is clean unless it’s their player.

[@bunsw2070]

I agree. His skates were on the ice when contact occurred. You're allowed a certain amount of time after someone releases the puck before you hit them. It was extremely clean. I'm not into the mindless violence or attempts to injure. I think it was a mistake to give a penalty. Are the fans officiating?

[@nolankeilty3732]

​@@saschaganser9671 as a ref I do not always agree with the showy calls the NHL has a habit of making, however, this call there is no head contact and while yes one could argue it was late while watching it back in slow motion, in reality at full speed this hit is one Pavelski should expect to come. I agree with the call here

[@janijoukainen8103]

Nice clean hit👍💪💥

[@MuhammadShahid-kb4hj]

Such a beautiful performance 🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍

[@user-bj2fm3jt6e]

Such a wonderful performance ❤️❤️👏👏

[@ottomatic3123]

As a sharks fan, I still love Pavelski and hate to see this happen to him. However, it was a perfectly fine hit. The penalties that I thought should be assessed were, aside from Dumba getting two for roughing. Best wishes to Pavs. 🤞

[@rileykazama3145]

He is a diver

[@ottomatic3123]

@@rileykazama3145 Don't be a fool. It embarrasses your mother.

[@nakcreativestuido4272]

Amazing game 👏❤️

[@richardgeorge3136]

Look at how close the Ref came to getting slashed by the skate. 😮

[@jackbauer0078]

That wasn't even a penalty, bad call. Unfortunate for Pavelski to hit his head on the ice but the hit was clean IMO.

[@RizwanSarim-er8qj]

Beautiful playing

[@MehranMian-td6gk]

Beautiful seen

[@Xivoz333]

As a Wild fan, I will admit I've never been a big Matt Dumba fan. But that hit, it was clean. Despite being late, it's still shoulder on shoulder. Paveliski's head unfortunately hits the ice once again and he gets injured. I feel bad for Pavelski, but it's a clean hit. It just looked dirty because of how extremely fast-paced the game of hockey really is. Hopefully, Pavelski can heal quickly and return maybe later on in the series. You never want to see a good player get hurt due to hitting his head on the ice a 2nd time. Hopefully you'll heal, Joe.

[@user-sq8vx1gg7y]

Привет из Одессы. Украина.❤

[@backlund5]

The ref was basically holding Dumba so that Domi could get his shots in.

[@FREEDOM-bk4rv]

Dumi is an idiot. Beautiful clean hit.

[@bortsampson]

Domi gained huge respect from me this play

[@gordonduke7174]

@@bortsampson You mean DUMMY!

[@bradolson5045]

Since Dumba didn’t end up with even a scratch, I’d say it was a wasted effort.

[@brads2330]

Sugarhead Domi gonna get his due in this series!

[@billgrohman9356]

Yeah Jeremy

[@AsimaNajaf]

Amazing teams

[@MattPeterss]

thank goodness they didn't call that a penalty. Just released the puck, shoulder on shoulder. Keep your head up Joe

[@dillbob8680]

Charging?

[@juneslugg2]

Interference 2 mins? Just let the clip run a few more seconds

[@loganbeatty5589]

You're joking right? Heads up not anticipating to be hit since the puck is gone for nearly a minute then gets hit with an upward motion right skate not even in the ice at the point of impact

[@lierx8694]

​@@dillbob8680 let the puck go .9 seconds before the hit. That's not charging at all lol

[@qualtain01]

​@@loganbeatty5589 man, work days must go fast for you if that was a minute. Right skate barely left the ice, left never once left the ice, until he hit the boards....

[@lt.spears1889]

That’s a CLEAN hit, seriously what a joke, so now we fight after every hard clean hit. BTW Sutter was cross checking Kaprisov back to freaking Moscow, what about that?

[@UzairShah-jo4pf]

Outstanding 💯

[@hockeyeverything4339]

Must watch series now, if it wasnt already

[@mediumdoubledouble9012]

Clean hit, unfortunately looks like after the shoulder on shoulder, their heads hit each other, and joe took the worst of it. Hope he’s ok and comes back soon. You can say it’s late when you’re seeing slow mo, but not really late at all.

[@jsnagra1able]

But the puck was gone. Not a late hit?

[@BloodySoup74]

​@@jsnagra1able You see hits all the time after the puck is gone. That hit was huge! Clean and legal

[@thatoneguy9666]

@@jsnagra1able nope, wasn’t late

[@cyalexwang1421]

you wouldnt' be asking this question if you played competitive hockey. It's not late, clean hit.

[@stevenschwarcz8421]

@@cyalexwang1421 BINGO !!!!

[@josephstavroscanakes448]

clean hit. pavelski gotta keep his head up… pretty straightforward. worlds gone soft

[@aminamehnaz3325]

Amazing 🤩

[@SaniyaWhaeed-bb7zv]

Amazing players..

[@lxreedyxl4605]

It was definitely the stick snapping up and smacking Pavelski on the side of the head. Guy was out cold before he hit the ice.

[@brar124100]

I hope your joking 😅

[@lxreedyxl4605]

@@brar124100 not at all. the hit was shoulder to shoulder.

[@brar124100]

@@lxreedyxl4605 much more likely his head bouncing off the ice like a basketball did it. Yeah you will notice the stick but it’s a composite stick and the primary force of the hit was through the shoulder not him swinging his stick at his head

[@trialexotic]

That's what I've been saying. The stick of Hartman riding up did most the damage and his head hitting the ice did the rest

[@trialexotic]

​@@brar124100 He never said he swung his stick at Pavelskis head😂 Read the comment again

[@greenwichuk6146]

Don't touch Kaprizov. Good job Dumba 👏

[@zakishaman8557]

Amazing review💯💯💯

[@user-vk5dd5rx4f]

Amazing performance 👏👏👏

[@paullagasse5504]

Never want to see a player injured like that but at the same time that's a legal check shoulder to shoulder and it was not late either as pavelski just got rid of the puck

[@MasterDrew117]

It was a clean shoulder-to-shoulder hit and all Dumba tried to do was finish his check.

[@user-wy1gs2pm1h]

Dangerious game😮

[@littlemudpieofficial]

What a marvellous game 💯👍

[@slava24rus]

Чистый силовой приём

[@kugashira1018]

I miss the era of hockey where this wasn't considered a controversial hit.

[@alandewtie1616]

right

[@variouslisteners]

Welcome to the new age

[@user-cl6mc2no4p]

Amazing match the 🎉❤

[@matteoappezzato3624]

That was a dangerous for both of them in my opinion, dumbas lucky he didnt hurt his back going into the boards. Definitely looked like Pavelski hit his head in the ice, clean hit, just dangerous area

[@HotrodDan]

Fact: if Pavelski's head doesn't bounce off the ice, the hit would have been forgotten 5 minutes later and no one would be having these conversations.

[@Okiyah]

No. Pavelski's head bounce on the ice BECAUSE of the dirty hit. You can't separate the two. Basic physic and concussion principles.

[@SubZero_4553]

@@Okiyah But it wasnt a dirty hit. Dumba finished his hit shoulder to shoulder. I hate seeing players get hurt, I really hope he is ok. But it wasnt dirty, just an unfortunate outcome.

[@unit-0-]

@@Okiyah it wasn't dirty. Stick to the game bridge with old ladies.

[@thatoneguy9666]

@@Okiyah it wasn’t dirty tho

[@Okiyah]

Any hit to the head that shortens the career is dirty. It is shoulder to chin, with an upward movement. That's why he fall on his head. His head was up, the puck was gone, he couldn't protect himself because Dumba deviously arrives from behind the player that's already on Pavelski (blind spot). That's dirty.

[@uteme]

Praying for Joe and his entire family.

[@greatvaluetom4493]

Scary. Taveres got kneed in the dome by Corey Perry vs Montreal, Paveliski got tied up landing head first against Vegas leading to a really bad call causing Vegas to lose a game they had total control of, and now this. That’s a dang it. Poor Veterans

[@MmaFan34]

Bringing stuff up that happened quite a few years ago. Good job!

[@chriseaston1392]

Great wow a good call

[@aard18]

That's a playoff hockey hit. Clean, shoulder to shoulder and Vicious. He hit his head on the ice that's the scary part.

[@NasirMehmood-sj1qk]

Lovely game of ice hockey 🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒

[@mathiz23]

What a beauty!

[@TheShaggster37]

Dallas fans can be as upset as they want. That's a clean hit and the right call on all fronts. Curious about the ruling on the misconduct, did he say 2 for roughing and 10 for continuing?? If so, I honestly think that's groundbreaking. I like it when a ref tells me WHY he's calling what he is. I may not always agree with the reason, but at least you're justifying your personal discretion (or explaining the rules, which most fans don't understand because the refs' interpretation of the rules has been inconsis... I'm rambling. Not worth it.) Hope more refs start doing this.

[@kkradlek.6812]

Finishing a check, shoulder to shoulder nothing wrong with this, gotta keep your head up.

[@aminakhalid-vz4dj]

Splendid

[@uhohDavinci]

That's just a good hit.. A little late by regular season standards, but that's just a good finishing hit/check in the playoffs. Keep your head up and EXPECT to be hit..

[@glebovics]

Agree 100%. Perfectly clean hit. Even the timing (after he got rid of the puck) is fine as per the rules. The ONLY issue is that they need to clean that up by changing the rule by not allowing that hit if the defenseman sees that the player no longer has the puck.

[@blacktimhoward4322]

If a 1 is a perfectly clean hit and a 10 is straight homicide, I'd give this hit like a 2.5

[@user-cn9pe6kp6e]

Жёстко. Но силовой чистый

[@kashifch157]

Outstanding 😊

[@yeltsin6817]

Shoulder to shoulder. It’s clean. The torque of the hit spun him. In slow motion it seems like it was a late hit but this is playoffs and it was pretty immediate

[@CousinPaddy]

Agreed, by the time he wrapped around the corner Dumba would have had to reef his own guy to avoid contact.

[@freedomsound4469]

He watched Pav shoot the puck behind. The hockey play was to beat Pav behind the goal, which anyone would expect. There was absolutely no hockey reason for the hit. It's late. It's dirty. It's not 1996 anymore. Busch league bullshit.

[@Brian-ui1bq]

​@@freedomsound4469 you're an idiot.

[@peterberthiaume1182]

exactly what the wild r aiming for. but hopefuly pav is ok

[@cooper0009]

well, not exactly because he hit him in the head…

[@peterberthiaume1182]

@@cooper0009 well he hit him in the shoulder but he might have hit his head on the landing

[@cooper0009]

@@peterberthiaume1182 it still wipes him out of the game and possibly the series. Even withoit head contact dumba went flying into the air. How is that not at least a 2 minute? And backing into him from his blind side?

[@Noahski6012]

@@cooper0009 shoulder on shoulder. Pavelski was skating with his head down and dumba was finishing a check. I don’t really like dumba, but it looked clean. The main part was Pavelski hitting his head on the ice

[@kingoftrolls19]

​@@cooper0009 the better question is, how does domi only get 2 min penalty when it should've been 4 min considering he took off his gloves and was throwing punches. By rule he should've been given a major.

[@user-vy1ur1pg8w]

Good progress

[@ameerjakhro2990]

Amazing performance 💯

[@tinyrick1853]

Yikes huge hit hope Pavelski is alright

[@bobbys5059]

good hit hope the guy is all good

[@footballclubdavid9215]

Pavelski is engaged with Hartman, and both Dumba's skates are off the ice (left barely off). The contact of the hit is shoulder to shoulder.

[@user-cf2kd4fi1g]

Wow what game 👌

[@nickolasmeyers5764]

Let’s go wild baby !!!

[@nicknelson6229]

Good hit

[@spiritofogun5583]

Puck was gone but damn just barely.

[@DeathProofXXX]

Clean, good call.