VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — It wasn’t the ending anyone wanted to see in a marquee showdown between Calder trophy contenders Brock Boeser and Mathew Barzal.
Boeser, the rookie Vancouver forward who leads his team offensively, lay face down on the ice in the final seconds of regulation in what would be a 4-3 Canucks’ overtime victory against the New York Islanders on Monday night.
After falling awkwardly into the boards, Boeser was helped to the locker room and taken to a hospital for precautionary reasons.
“You are always concerned no matter what when a player is injured,” Canucks coach Travis Green said.