During tonight's matchup between the Flyers and the Blue Jackets, Zach Werenski suffered a harsh knee-on-knee collision due to Garnet Hathaway.
After a concerning knee-on-knee clash with Garnet Hathaway, Zach Werenski had to exit the game. Hathaway received a 5-minute penalty for kneeing during the incident.
Werenski struggled to skate off, barely putting weight on his right leg after a hit behind the net. The hit appeared to be a knee-on-knee collision, resulting in a major penalty for Garnet Hathaway. #CBJ
Hathaway faced a five-minute major penalty for his actions.
As one of the NHL's top earners, earning just shy of $10 million, Werenski is crucial to the Blue Jackets' defense. Fingers crossed, he recovers swiftly and returns to the ice soon.