Wild’s Yakov Trenin, NHL’s hits leader, leaves Game 2 after crushing check by Colin Blackwell

DALLAS – Minnesota Wild winger Yakov Trenin, the NHL’s hit leader during the regular season with a team record 413, was injured with 5 minutes and 13 seconds left in the first period Monday night in Game 2 of Minnesota’s playoff series with the Dallas Stars.

Trenin was caught in the neutral zone waiting to receive a pass from defenseman Zach Bogosian. Facing the other way, Trenin was crushed with a perfectly-timed open-ice hit by Dallas’ Colin Blackwell the moment the pass reached him.

It was a shoulder-to-shoulder check, one that left Trenin down on the ice for several moments. Athletic trainer John Worley helped him to the locker room with a towel over his face.

Ouf, quelle passe dangereuse de Zach Bogosian pour Yakov Trenin! 🫣 pic.twitter.com/AXhnJgVQzf

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Trenin, who had 13 hits in Game 1, had the second-highest single-season regular-season hit total since the NHL began tracking the stat in 2005-06.

The Wild were already playing without Mats Zuccarello with an upper-body injury.