Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse can 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 informed reporters Monday.
Reaves hit Nurse along with his shoulder because the latter was making an attempt to skate out from behind the online in the course of the second interval of the Leafs’ 4-3 additional time win over the Oilers on Saturday. Nurse was bleeding after the trade and didn’t return to the sport.
Reaves obtained a five-minute main penalty for an unlawful examine to the top and a recreation misconduct. He was suspended for 5 video games by the NHL on Sunday.
Nurse, 29, has 9 factors (two targets, seven assists) in 18 video games this season.
In his eleventh NHL season, all with the Oilers, Nurse has 276 factors (78 targets, 198 assists) and a score of plus-69. The Oilers chosen him No. 7 total within the 2013 draft.
–Area Stage Media
