"Tim Jackman was so caught off-guard by the hit from Luca Sbisa in Monday's game against the Anaheim Ducks he figured somebody else made contact with him.

Jackman was bearing down on Sbisa while carrying the puck early in the third period, when the Ducks defenceman stepped up to make a check and instead of body contact, Sbisa's helmet caught Jackman flush in the jaw and sent the Flames winger to the ice.

"After I got hit, I was wondering where it came from, who came and hit me like that," Jackman said Tuesday. "I thought somebody came out of nowhere and got me.""