What should have been a Montreal celebration to cap a 5-3 playoff win over the Winnipeg Jets Wednesday ended with Canadiens forward Jake Evans being carried off the ice on a stretcher after a crushing hit by Mark Scheifele.

And then came the worry and the anger.

“Yeah, it was a dirty hit but the league’s going to take care of it,” said Canadiens defenceman Joel Edmundson. “If he gets back in the series, we’re going to make his life miserable,