Jacob Trouba doesn't receive penalty for 'unsuspecting, blindside headshot' on Ryan Leonard that sends Capitals rookie out of game

""I don't like it at all," Laughlin said. "He was unsuspecting. He tried to hone in on him, and he did. We're going to look one more time. I don't think it's a clean hit at all. Whoa, that's a headshot. And I don't think that is undeserving of a penalty. DEFINITELY deserves a penalty on that hit to Ryan Leonard.""

"After initially calling Trouba for a major, per Joe Beninati, officials Mitch Dunning and Peter MacDougal reviewed the bodycheck on an iPad, looking at multiple replays during the entire TV timeout, and decided, yup, that's actually totally legal. The only player to go to the box was the other Jacob on the ice, Jakob Chychrun, who was given a two-minute minor for roughing and sticking up for his injured teammate. The Ducks scored 12 seconds after the Capitals killed off Chychrun's penalty."

Jacob Trouba delivered a blindside body check that struck Ryan Leonard in the head and bloodied him, forcing Leonard out of the game. Leonard was crouched and looking down at the puck when Trouba hit him. Officials initially signaled a major penalty but reviewed the play on replay and ruled the hit legal. Broadcasters and Capitals coaching staff strongly objected, labeling the contact a headshot that deserved a penalty. Only Jakob Chychrun received a two-minute roughing minor. The Ducks capitalized during the sequence, scoring 12 seconds after the penalty kill.

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