Canucks’ Boeser leaves vs. Kings after illegal check to head

LOS ANGELES — Brock Boeser left Vancouver’s 4-2 win towards the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday evening within the first interval after being checked within the head.

Boeser had simply performed the puck within the impartial zone when the two-time All-Star ahead was leveled by Tanner Jeannot, who obtained a match penalty for an unlawful hit to the pinnacle. Boeser, who didn’t seem to see the test coming, spent a while down on one knee however finally was in a position to go away the ice and head again to the dressing room beneath his personal energy.

“I have not checked out it, however for the refs to name 5 minutes, clearly a harmful hit,” mentioned defenseman Quinn Hughes, who had a objective and an help.

Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet didn’t have any replace on Boeser’s standing.

“I do not know the way Brock is, I have not seen him,” Tocchet mentioned. “We’ll see after I see him, however, yeah, it is a robust play.”

Boeser leads the Canucks with six targets and is second on the group with 11 factors. He set profession highs final season with 40 targets and 73 factors.

Conor Garland scored on the five-minute energy play assessed to Jeannot, tying it at 1 at 14:20 of the primary interval.