EDMONTON, ALBERTA - SEPTEMBER 09: Brock Nelson #29 of the New York Islanders is taken off the ice by the trainer after sustaining an injury on a boarding penalty by Alex Killorn (not pictured) of the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on September 09, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Killorn to have hearing for hit on Nelson

Brandon Maron
6 years ago
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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:

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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