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Stepan suffered broken jaw on Prust hit, surgery required

Montreal Canadiens v New York Rangers - Game Three

Derek Stepan

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New York Rangers forward Derek Stepan didn’t escape Brandon Prust’s hit without a serious injury after all.

Although Stepan returned to the game after absorbing the blow early in the first period, it was determined that he has a broken jaw, per TSN’s Darren Dreger.

“Step right now, at this time, is probably getting operated on,” Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said this morning, according to Blueshirts United. “He broke his jaw yesterday, so we’ll have an idea of the time frame tomorrow.”

Vigneault specified that Stepan did get cleared by doctors to return to Thursday’s contest and that his injury was diagnosed this morning.

Stepan logged 17:46 minutes and recorded an assist last night.

Prust wasn’t penalized for his actions, but the NHL already booked him for a hearing to determine if supplemental discipline is appropriate. You can view the hit below:

In the aftermath of that hit, Rangers forward Daniel Carcillo had an incident with an official that might trigger an automatic suspension of three, 10, or 20 games for the physical abuse of an official.

Vigneault said that Carcillo’s actions were unacceptable and he will pay for them.

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