Jacob Trouba Ruins Brayden Schenn’s Night With Brutal Beatdown in Ducks-Blues

Trouba caught Kyrou with a high hit near the blue line, appearing to launch himself upward and extend his arm and elbow into Kyrou’s head.

The Blues forward went down immediately, clutching his head, while Schenn wasted no time stepping in to challenge Trouba and removing his helmet before getting the bout started.

Schenn dropped the gloves first, but it was Trouba who dominated the exchange. The Ducks defenseman landed a series of heavy right hands, briefly buckling Schenn’s legs before knocking him off balance and sending him to the ice.

Officials stepped and both players received fighting majors, with Schenn assessed an additional penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.

The night was particularly significant for Schenn, who had just been honored pregame with a ceremony for his 1000th NHL game, which he officially played at the end of last month. 

Schenn lost the fight against Trouba but he emerged victorious along with his teammates at the end of the night, and what's more, he opened the scoring just 41 seconds in.

Meanwhile, Kyrou, the target of Trouba’s controversial hit, finished with three assists on the dominant 7–2 win over Anaheim.

The victory leaves St. Louis with 73 points in the standings with the Blues tied in points with the Vancouver Canucks for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference, albeit with the latter ahead of them as they have one fewer game played.

Meanwhile, the Ducks (65 points) dropped to 29–31-7, sitting in sixth place in the Pacific Division and eight points off the second wild-card spot.