Watch: Wilson levels Marchessault with late open-ice hit

Tom Wilson bundles Jonathan Marchessault with a late hit pic.twitter.com/qAOYyipjEw

- Marina Molnar (@mkmolnar) May 29, 2018

It took just over two periods of Game 1 for Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson to make himself the center of some controversy in the Stanley Cup Final.

With the score tied 4-4 in the third period of a hotly contested game, Wilson leveled Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault, briefly sending him to the locker room.

Marchessault confirms he went through the concussion protocol before returning

- Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) May 29, 2018

After the officials huddled for a conversation, Wilson received a minor penalty for interference on Marchessault, while Vegas forward David Perron was assessed a minor of his own for cross-checking Alexander Ovechkin after the play.

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