Oilers’ Darnell Nurse left bloodied after hit to head from Maple Leafs’ Reaves

By The Associated Press
Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Ryan Reaves (75) collides with Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse (25) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 in Toronto. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Christopher Katsarov]

TORONTO (AP) — Edmonton defenseman Darnell Nurse was bloodied and had to be helped to the locker room after taking a hit to the head from Toronto forward Ryan Reaves early in the second period Saturday night in the Maple Leafs’ 4-3 overtime victory. Nurse wheeled around his net and was caught high by Reaves before crashing to the ice. Nurse stayed down for a few minutes inside a hushed Scotiabank Arena as he was attended to by trainers. He didn’t return to the game, and was spotted in the hallway outside the locker room after the game with a cut over his swollen right eye. Reaves was assessed a match penalty and a game misconduct. He exchanged words with Edmonton captain Connor McDavid before leaving the ice.

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