In a less than spirited affair, the Columbus Blue Jackets may be getting even worse news as one of their centers went down with an injury.
With over a minute left in a 7-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, forward Zach Kassian approached Brandon Dubinsky for a fight off of the faceoff.
Dubinsky reluctantly agrees to the fight and after catching a left to the face puts his head down in hopes of not catching anymore punches.
Here is Dubinsky skating off after the scuffle. Big cut under his eye according to Fox Sports Ohio. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/pQZMvBQttP
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) December 13, 2017
In the above gif, you can see that there is blood all over Dubinsky's face and it even appears that there is blood around Dubinsky's eye.
After the game, both medical staff and the front office were concerned about the well being of Dubinsky.
#CBJ team doctors were present and hustling about, team president and GM Jarmo Kekalainen came through post-game dressing room. Believe concern is about Brandon Dubinsky and injury he sustained in late fight vs. #Oilers Zack Kassian
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) December 13, 2017
For a player that normally fights with regularity, this scrap was anything but regular. No other penalties were called on the play other than the five for fighting for both Kassian and Dubinsky.
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