Anssi Salmela was a nice under-the-radar pickup for the New Jersey Devils in last week’s Ilya Kovalchuk trade, and on Monday night he made an impact with his second goal of the season — shorthanded — just one minute into the second period, giving the Devils a 2-0 lead.
Just as the puck was crossing the goal line, Philadelphia’s Jeff Carter was lining him up.
The result was not pretty.
After being down on the ice for several minutes, Salmela was taken off on a stretcher and was shown moving …
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