Brandon Prust Boosts Canadiens’ Fourth Line

Prust’s night appeared to be over when he crashed into the boards in the first period and headed directly to the Bell Centre clinic.

“It definitely didn’t feel too good,” Prust said after the game, adding his injury was “upper body until they tell me differently.”

“I was a little scared, I was in a little pain, but we got it fixed up,” he said.

Prust returned to action in the second period and had a goal and an assist, prompting a reporter to ask whether the points combined with a separated shoulder to form some type of hat trick.