Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse will probably be sidelined 5 to 10 days after taking a shot to the top from Toronto Maple Leafs ahead Ryan Reaves over the weekend.
“Clearly there was a giant scare there … since then, he is progressed very well, he is doing nearly as good as he can,” Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch advised reporters Monday.
Reaves hit Nurse together with his shoulder because the latter was trying to skate out from behind the web throughout the second interval of the Leafs’ 4-3 additional time win over the Oilers on Saturday. Nurse was bleeding after the change and didn’t return to the sport.
Reaves obtained a five-minute main penalty for an unlawful examine to the top and a sport misconduct. He was suspended for 5 video games by the NHL on Sunday.
Nurse, 29, has 9 factors (two objectives, seven assists) in 18 video games this season.
In his eleventh NHL season, all with the Oilers, Nurse has 276 factors (78 objectives, 198 assists) and a ranking of plus-69. The Oilers chosen him No. 7 general within the 2013 draft.
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