Insane chain-reaction hit in KHL sees player checked into bench send backup goaltender through the glass

Flyers top prospect gets leveled during KHL game while on the bench

It’s one thing for Yegor Zavragin to get run into or be hit during the ups and downs of a KHL season. But you often expect that to happen primarily in games, and sometimes in practice. However, it’s rare that a goalie who was a backup, sitting on the bench minding his own business, was leveled as badly as Zavragin was in a game Friday.Zavragin, a third-round pick by Philadelphia in the 2023 NHL Draft, was the backup goalie for SKA St. Petersburg…

Insane chain-reaction hit in KHL sees player checked into bench send backup goaltender through the glass

Friday’s KHL game between SKA Saint Petersburg and Dinamo Minsk featured a highlight-reel hit that you have to see to believe. The play started with SKA defenseman Markus Phillips (#18) checking Dinamo forward Vitaly Pinchuk (#81). The contact made Pinchuk go airborne into SKA’s bench, where he then collided hard with Yegor Zavragin (#30), sending SKA’s backup goaltender through the glass and into the tunnel. “Pretty unique kind of friendly fir…