(Video) Stefan Noesen gets EJECTED from Devils-Sabres game following BRUTAL hit on Tage Thompson
Stefan Noesen was ejected from the game after he landed a brutal hit on Tage Thompson which left the Sabres star injured.
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Stefan Noesen and Tage Thompson (Image via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/X)
In the Sunday game between the New Jersey Devils and the Buffalo Sabres, things got a bit feisty between Stefan Noesen and Tage Thompson. The Devils’ star would deliver a brutal hit on Thompson leaving him down on the ground. For this, he was ejected from the game.
The incident unfolded in the third period of the game at 5:11. At that moment, the Sabres were leading the match 4-2 and trying to close out the win by adding another goal. Meanwhile, the Devils were chasing the game and needed something special to achieve a positive result.
As Thompson lunged for the puck near the blue line, Noesen delivered a big hit on him. While he was able to knock the puck away, he even took out his opponent.
Thompson would spin around and fall down on the ice after that contact from Noesen. His helmet would fall off as well and he remained face first down on the ice in pain.
Surprisingly, a brawl did not break out between the two sets of players. Usually when a player gets hits like this during a game, the teammates of the player come into their defense and go after the person who knocked them out. In this instance, no player went after Noesen.
OH MY GOD😳
— Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) February 2, 2025
Stefan Noesen is kicked from the game after this hit on Tage Thompson 💥 pic.twitter.com/3Rotnud3RD
Following this hit, the officials handed out a five-minute major penalty for this hit. Noesen on the other hand was giving a game misconduct, meaning that he was ejected from the game. As for Thompson, he would not return to the ice later on, but passed his concussion tests as per head coach Lindy Ruff.
Jason Zucker reveals why Sabres did not respond to Stefan Noesen’s hit on Tage Thompson
The video of Stefan Noesen’s hit on Tage Thompson has been making circles on the internet. Many fans have discussed the incident. The thing many pointed out is why the team did not response to that hit on Thompson. Following the game, veteran forward Jason Zucker revealed the reason why.
At first, Zucker claimed that he did not see the hit in real. Later he mentioned that his team was already winning the match and thus they did not respond to that hit.
Our response is we won. You can hit me from behind, we scored a goal. He made two plays that cost their team a win. We’ll take that all day. We can talk about responding, but you’re not going to do something that’s going to cost our team a win when you don’t know what happened.
Jason Zucker told the reporters in the post game conference
The 33-year-old emphasized that he could have dropped the gloves and fought someone but that would have resulted in a major penalty. This was something, they wanted to avoid as they were leading 4-2.
Zucker said the response to the hit was "we won". Says you're not going to go something that might cost them the game, says if he goes and drops the gloves, he will get a two, a five and a game and possibly cost them the win. #Sabres
— Brian Koziol (@BrianWGR) February 2, 2025
The Buffalo Sabres eventually won the game 4-3 and claimed their third straight win. This saw their record stand at 21-26-5. As for the New Jersey Devils, this was a second loss in their last three games leaving them with a 29-19-6 record and 3rd in the Metropolitan Division standings.
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