Both Eakin and Statsny were going for “point”.. Pavelski was standing interference, Eakin wanted to clear and not tangle..
Pavelski was off balance and got tangled with Statsny as well,. On the fall , Pavelski couldn’t protect himself and landed on his ear, cut from the helmet and ice...
Refs should have asked Toronto for help. If they saw it.. they wouldn’t had called it. They did not see it.. and they could have stated that.