The Washington Capitals are furious over a “dirty” play by Warren Foegele that injured TJ Oshie during Game 4 of the team’s first round playoff series with the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.
Foegele, who scored Carolina’s first goal of the game in a 2-1 win, crosschecked Oshie into the boards late in the game. Oshie went to the ice after crashing into the boards and was holding his arm.
Oshie goes down hard at the boards, skates straight to tunnel. #CapsCanes pic.twitter.com/jkkHQGzZuL
— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) April 19, 2019
Caps coach Todd Reirden was furious after the game and said Oshie would be out for “quite some time.”
Todd Reirden says T.J. Oshie was a defenseless player. He’s furious. Says Oshie will be out for “quite some time.”
— Brian McNally (@bmcnally14) April 19, 2019
Alex Ovechkin called the hit “dirty.” He was upset that the penalty called was a 2-minute minor for boarding.
Ovechkin on Foegele’s boarding of Oshie: “It’s a dirty play. It has to be not two minutes. It has to be a different call.”
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) April 19, 2019
The Capitals are planning to provide more information on the extent and Oshie’s injury on Friday. The series is tied 2-2.
