He really broke onto the scene when he absolutely rag dolled Zack Kassian earlier this season, and he's just continued to drop the gloves.
Today the Montreal Canadiens are hosting the Edmonton Oilers and things are now looking very bad for Xhekaj.
In a fight with Vincent Desharnais it looks as though Xhekaj has seriously injured either his shoulder or hand. After the fight he left the game and the Montreal Canadiens announced he would not return.
signs of life from the edmonton oilers. evander kane and arber xhekaj get into at the net, then vincent desharnais drops the gloves with the habs defender. pic.twitter.com/rIika0oUyc� zach (@zjlaing) February 12, 2023
Another angle:
Here's the punch again, clear grimace from Xhekaj then he goes down to avoid further damage.
Not looking good. Hopefully he's alright. pic.twitter.com/FscIc0e0Y6� Matt Drake (@DrakeMT) February 12, 2023
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