

The Vancouver Canucks were blanked 4-0 by the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night, but the loss was the least of their worries after the game.

Early into the game, Elias Pettersson was taken out behind the Bruins’ net by a late hit from Matt Grzelcyk and he stayed down momentarily before slowly returning to his feet.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Canucks superstar was asked about the hit and he didn’t shy away from calling it a dirty play.



The 21-year-old also compared the hit to Mike Matheson’s hit in Florida last season that landed Matheson a suspension and left Pettersson concussed, and also shared his frustration with the non-calls in general so far this season.

Pettersson compares Grzelcyk's late hit to Matheson's hit last season

Pettersson leads the Canucks with 23 goals and 55 points in 54 games after scoring 28 goals and 66 points in 71 games as a rookie last season.