Bruins captain Zdeno Chara won’t face criminal charges for his hit on Canadiens‘ forward Max Pacioretty last spring, Quebec’s prosecutor said.
Pacioretty broke a vertebra and was out for the season after being shoved into a stanchion by Chara in March.
The provincial prosecutors’ office said in a statement Thursday that it does not believe a court would find Chara guilty of a crime and it has closed the case.