Gaudreau removed by concussion spotters late after hit from McAvoy

Johnny Gaudreau was pulled from Wednesday's game against the Boston Bruins by the NHL's concussion spotters, Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters told reporters postgame, according to The Athletic's Scott Cruickshank.

Gaudreau took a big hit from Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy with under 12 minutes to go in the Flames' 5-2 win.

Gaudreau is denied by Rask and then is wrecked by McAvoy #Flames #NHLBruins #BOSvsCGY pic.twitter.com/ZTwDzVK9qZ

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The Flames star came out for a power-play shift after the hit but went to the dressing room after that, according to The FAN 960's Pat Steinberg.

Gaudreau didn't return to the game, and Peters wasn't sure about the severity of the injury when asked to elaborate.

"Hopefully, it's nothing," the head coach said, according to Postmedia's Kristen Anderson. "Hopefully, it's minor. But we'll see."

Peters on the McAvoy hit on Gaudreau, didn't see it because of the ensuing line change happening on the bench: "I know the league is trying to crack down on that stuff to protect star players, to a certain degree. You want to come to an NHL game and see the marquee names."

- Kristen Anderson (@KdotAnderson) October 18, 2018

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