TORONTO — Darnell Nurse picked up the puck behind his own net and started to move up ice. The Oilers defenceman never saw Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves coming.
The Oilers defenceman never saw Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves coming.Nurse was left bloodied and had to be helped to the locker room after taking a hit to the head from Reaves early in the second period of Toronto's 4-3 overtime victory against Edmonton.
Edmonton head coach Kris Knoblauch didn't provide an injury update post-game, but Nurse was spotted in the hallway outside the locker room with a cut over his swollen right eye. "We're professional athletes and we're able to make those decisions quick," Henrique said."You know when a guy's vulnerable or in a bad spot.The 29-year-old Nurse has two goals and seven assists in 18 games this season.
"That's the side of the game you never want to see," Leafs winger Bobby McMann, who scored twice Saturday, said of the collision."Guys are playing hard. I don't think he was trying to finish high like that — I know he wasn't. He's just playing it hard and trying to get through guys, trying to win a hockey game.Nugent-Hopkins didn't bite when asked about potential supplemental discipline from the NHL's Department of Player Safety.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Leafs F Reaves ejected for hit to head on Oilers' NurseToronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves was ejected from Saturday's game against the Edmonton Oilers after an illegal hit to the head on defenceman Darnell Nurse.
Read more »
Nurse scores OT winner for Oilers as McDavid reaches 1,000-point mark for careerEDMONTON — Darnell Nurse had two goals and an assist, Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist to reach the 1,000-point mark in his career and the Edmonton Oilers won their third game in a row with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Nashville Predators o
Read more »
Nurse scores OT winner for Oilers as McDavid reaches 1,000-point mark for careerEDMONTON — Darnell Nurse had two goals and an assist, Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist to reach the 1,000-point mark in his career and the Edmonton Oilers won their third game in a row with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Nashville Predators o
Read more »
Nurse scores OT winner for Oilers as McDavid reaches 1,000-point mark for careerDarnell Nurse scores pair, including overtime winner, and adds assist on Connor McDavid’s 1,000th point as Edmonton Oilers beat Nashville Predators 3-2
Read more »
Nurse scores OT winner for Oilers as McDavid reaches 1,000-point mark for careerEDMONTON — Darnell Nurse had two goals and an assist, Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist to reach the 1,000-point mark in his career and the Edmonton Oilers won their third game in a row with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Nashville Predators o
Read more »
Mitch Marner scores in overtime as Maple Leafs down Oilers 4-3The Oilers lost defenceman Darnell Nurse after he took a hit to the head in the second period
Read more »