Jack Hughes took a excessive stick from Sam Bennett to his face.
It was already painful, and it was already a penalty throughout the USA-Canada gold medal recreation. The United States would go on the facility play.
But it would not simply be for 2 minutes. It was for 4.
Here’s why.
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Why did blood change the penalty call?
Blood doubles it up.
Instead of the two-minute minor penalty for the excessive stick, it adjustments it to a double minor.
A double minor makes it a four-minute penalty.
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It’s a essential probability for the United States. It got here with lower than seven minutes to go and the gold medal recreation tied 1-1.
Jack Hughes’ ache might be the acquire Team USA wanted.
Instead, although, it modified shortly.
Hughes himself dedicated a excessive stick greater than midway by way of the four-minute benefit.
It makes it 49 seconds of four-on-four, adopted by a Canada energy play for a bit greater than a minute.
