NHL's hits leader Yakov Trenin crushed by Colin Blackwell check

NHL hits leader Yakov Trenin had to go to the dressing room after absorbing a massive hit on Monday, April 20.

>The Minnesota Wild forward had just received a pass as he skated up ice when the Dallas Stars' Colin Blackwell stepped into him with a clean hit and sent him flying. Trenin was down on the ice for several minutes as trainers came out to tend to him and hold a towel to his face.

>He eventually got up and started skating off the ice with assistance, then by himself.

>Trenin was the NHL's leader in hits during the regular season with 413. He had 13 hits in Game 1, a 6-1 Minnesota rout.

>Colin Blackwell just destroyed Trenin in open ice#TexasHockey pic.twitter.com/vDsfI3OXi1

>— DailyDallasHockey (@DallasStarsDDH) April 21, 2026

>Blackwell ranked fourth on the Stars with 112 hits. He's 6 inches shorter and 20 pounds lighter than Trenin.

>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Yakov Trenin, NHL's hits leader, crushed by Colin Blackwell check