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. It was both players’ last act in Saturday night’s back-and-forth tilt at Scotiabank Arena. Nurse was left bloodied and had to be helped to the locker room after taking a...
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse lays on the ice after colliding with Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Ryan Reaves during second period NHL hockey action, in Toronto, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024.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 centre Adam Henrique, who opened the scoring early in the first, said the game is played at a high rate of speed, but added NHLers can adjust their bodies to avoid contact like Reaves on Nurse. “The call on the ice, that was the right call,” he said. “They should take a good, hard look, for sure.”
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