NHL’s Jake Evans Stretchered Off Ice After ‘Dirty’ Hit, Teammate Calls Play ‘Disgusting’

Canadiens player Jake Evans was forced to leave the ice on a stretcher Wednesday after a violent hit … and his teammates are now calling the play both “dirty” and “disgusting.”

The incident all went down late in the third period of Game 1 of Montreal’s playoff series with Winnipeg … when Evans scored a wraparound, empty-net goal.

Immediately after the puck crossed the red line, though, he was demolished by Jets player Mark Scheifele … and Evans hit the ice HARD.

You can see in footage of the play, Evans landed face first … and laid motionless on the ice while Canadiens players raced in to defend him.

While Montreal coach Dominique Ducharme said Evans did NOT need a trip to the hospital, Ducharme did say Evans still needed to undergo further evaluation after the Canadians’ 5-3 win.

And, Evans’ teammates were NOT happy about any of it … even though Scheifele was hit with a penalty and ejected.

Forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi told reporters after the game the hit was “disgusting” … while defenseman Joel Edmundson called it a “dirty” move.

“If he gets back in the series,” Edmundson said of Scheifele, “we’re going to make his life miserable.”