NEW YORK (AP) – New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider has been ejected after boarding Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin late in the first period.
Kreider was behind Brodin as they chased a loose puck in the Wild end on Monday night. Kreider used his arm to shove Brodin in the middle of the back as they got to the goal line and drove him into the end boards with 15.8 seconds left in the opening period.
Brodin hit the boards hard, and limped off to the tunnel after being down on the ice for a few moments.
Kreider was given a major penalty for boarding and a game misconduct. That gave the Wild their third power play of the scoreless first period, with 4:45 of the advantage carrying over into the second.
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