Killorn to have hearing for hit on Nelson
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Tampa Bay Lightning forward Alex Killorn will have a hearing Thursday for boarding New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson in Game 2 on Wednesday, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced.
Killorn was assessed a five-minute major penalty and was ejected from the game for the dangerous hit.
Here's a look at the play:
Alex Killorn receives a major penalty and a game misconduct for boarding Brock Nelson here. #NHLonSN pic.twitter.com/6WH4bMl9c0
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 10, 2020
Nelson left the game briefly but later returned. He revealed after the game that he went through all the concussion protocols necessary to allow him to return, according to The Athletic's Arpon Basu.
Killorn has never been suspended in his career.
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