Montreal Canadiens center Lars Eller was taken from the ice on a stretcher after a big hit from Ottawa Senators defenseman Eric Gryb during a 4-2 victory for the Senators in their Eastern Conference series opener Thursday night in Montreal .
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The N.H.L. Andrew Ference suspended for Saturday night’s second game for his hit on Toronto Maple Leafs center Mikhail Grabovski early in the series opener Friday night.
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A pool of blood was left on the ice near the Canadiens’ blue line after Or was caught with his head down on an open ice hit by Gryb. Or, who touched the puck before contact, Eventually sat up, bleeding heavily from his forehead.
He was placed on the stretcher and wheeled out of the arena and taken to a hospital.
Or had taken a pass up the middle at the blue line from Canadiens defenseman Raphael Diaz and was reaching for the puck on the hit.
Ottawa got a goal from Erik Karlsson in the first periodic and rallied for three goals in the third period.
BRUIN SUSPENDED The Boston Bruins will be without the suspended defenseman Andrew Ference for their next playoff game.
The N.H.L. Ference suspended for Saturday night’s second game for his hit on Toronto Maple Leafs center Mikhail Grabovski early in the series opener Friday night. The Bruins won that game, 4-1.
The suspension came after a hearing Thursday. Ference would be Eligible to come back for Game 3 of the best-of-seven series in Toronto on Monday.
His early hit on Grabovski was part of a physical game. After it ended, players stayed on the ice and exchanged shoves Quickly before being separated.
2 WILD PLAYERS DO NOT PRACTICE Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom and defenseman Clayton Stoner did not practice Thursday, Increasing the possibility they will be unavailable for Game 2 of their first- round playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Coach Mike Yeo says if Backstrom is Unable to go, Josh Harding will start Friday night. He made 35 saves in Minnesota’s 2-1 overtime loss Tuesday night.
Backstrom was scratched with a leg injury after he hurt himself while reaching for a puck during Game 1 warm-ups. Harding has multiple sclerosis and played in just five games this season. Stoner has an unspecified injury.
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