The Rempire State Building is making his mark on our nation’s capital.
Matt Rempe landed a thunderous hit on Trevor van Riemsdyk against the end boards in the first period of the Rangers’ Game 3 win over the Capitals, leveling the Capitals defenseman to the ice and knocking him out for the remainder of the game with what the home team described as an upper-body injury.
Matt Rempe laid a big hit in Game 3 vs. the Capitals.
Trevor van Riemsdyk was ruled out for the rest of the game after the Matt Rempe hit.
Matt Rempe #73 of the New York Rangers looks back as the linesman Travis Gawryletz #67 guides him away during the first period. Jason Szenes / New York Post
Officials called Rempe for interference and sent the Capitals on their third power play of the game up to that point.
After the game, the Capitals’ Nic Dowd did not mince words about Rempe’s hit.
“That was a dirty hit,” Dowd told reporters. “I think anybody can understand that Riems made a play, time passed, although quickly, and I think a player took advantage of another player in a vulnerable spot.”
“I’m sick and tired of losing defensemen to ‘clean hits’,” defenseman John Carlson added. “It’s frustrating how guys can get injured and it’s legal.”
Rempe finished the game with four hits in just over five minutes of ice time as the Rangers moved to a 3-0 series led.
