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Mark Stone fractures wrist after P.K. Subban slash

By Patrick Schmidt

Apr 15, 2015; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Ottawa Senators forward Mark Stone (61) reacts after getting slashed by Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban (not pictured) during the second period in game one of the first round of the the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell Centre. Subban got a game misconduct. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 15, 2015; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Ottawa Senators forward Mark Stone (61) reacts after getting slashed by Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban (not pictured) during the second period in game one of the first round of the the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell Centre. Subban got a game misconduct. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mark Stone suffered a fractured wrist after he was slashed by P.K. Subban in the Ottawa Senators loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their playoff series.

The Ottawa Senators lost Game 1 to the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday evening and they also lost second-leading scorer Mark Stone to a microfracture in his wrist after he was slashed by P.K. Subban.

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Stone’s status for the rest of the series is in question but Subban will not be subject to further discipline than the game misconduct he received for the reckless slash during the game.

The slash took place in a wild second period that saw six goals scored and the Canadiens take control of the game they ended up winning 4-3 and held off the red-hot Senators who snuck in the postseason after stellar play from Andrew Hammond over the last 20-plus games.

Stone attempted to play through the injury and came back to the ice a few moments later before the injury forced him back out.

“He came back [Wednesday] night as a courageous guy after being hurt,” Senators general manager Bryan Murray said, via NHL.com. “I listened to some people talk that he sold it pretty good, but he was hurt.”

Murray wouldn’t confirm or deny that Stone would miss Game 2 on Friday night, but erred on the side of caution when asked about Stone’s availability moving forward.

“I would assume [Stone will miss Game 2],” Murray said. “I think the trainers have worked on him and tried to do things, and Mark is willing to take shots or whatever it is. But he has no mobility at this point at all.”

Even if Stone is able to play his way through the pain, he’s clearly not going to be at peak performance and that’s a huge loss for a Senators team playing the league’s best goalie in Carey Price without their best offensive forward. Stone had 26 goals and 64 points to finish behind defenseman Erik Karlsson for the team lead in points.

He finished the season strong, like most of his Ottawa teammates, with 13 points in the last nine games of the regular season.

“He’s been if not the best player, one of the top-5 players in the League in the last two months of the year,” Murray said. “It’s a huge loss. Even if he can play limited at some point in the series, it’s a huge loss to our hockey team.”

It sounds so unfair that Subban won’t miss time other than the time he missed for the game misconduct penalty while Stone could miss the rest of the series, but that’s the case here as the Sens hope for a quick recovery and look to get even on Friday night, with or without Stone.

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