Watch: Maple Leafs' William Nylander Bizarrely Injured by Teammate
Toronto Maple Leafs fans faced a scare on Thursday night when star forward William Nylander left the preseason game against the Montreal Canadiens after an awkward hit to the head. The injury occurred when teammate Nick Robertson pushed Nylander, causing the latter to stumble and collide with Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak's knee.
Maple Leafs' Nylander 'all good' with Robertson following push
No hard feelings, to be sure, from Nylander toward teammate Nick Robertson, whose intentions were good when he tried to give Nylander a helpful push with his stick on the backcheck. Nylander fell forward, striking his head and neck on the leg of Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak at the Leafs blue line.
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Nylander's head collided with Canadiens defenseman Christian Dvorak's leg and the player was kept out of the game for "precautionary" reasons.
Tavares still managed to score a goal and finished the game with just 12:35 of ice time in a 2-1 victory over the Canadiens.
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