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Watch: Connor Murphy ejected for illegal hit to head of Lightning’s Cernak

In a game that already featured several moments of extracurricular skirmishes after the whistle, Blackhawks defenseman was issued a five-minute major and a match penalty for his hit to the head of Tampa defenseman Erik Cernak.

The collision came during the second period, when Cernak wrapped around behind the Blackhawks and Murphy was waiting for him on the other side.

Here’s a GIF version of the hit:

Connor Murphy received a match penalty at 9:27 of the second period for an illegal hit to the head against Erik Cernak, who left the game.