Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse will be sidelined five to 10 days after taking a shot to the head from Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves over the weekend. "Obviously, there was a big scare there

Knoblauch announced after Monday's practice that Nurse will be out "for around five to 10 days" after Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves checked the blueliner in the head. “Obviously there was a big scare there,” Knoblauch said, via TSN's Kenzie Lalonde. “Since then, he’s progressed really well. He’s doing as good as he can.”

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Edmonton defenseman Darnell Nurse was bloodied and had to be helped to the locker room after taking a hit to the head from Toronto forward Ryan Reaves early in the second period Saturday night in the Maple Leafs’ 4-3 overtime victory.

Reaves was assessed a match penalty for an illegal check to the head at 2:41 of the second period and was ejected from the game. The Leafs forward took five or six strides before leveling Nurse as he skated around his own net with the puck.

Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch says he expects Darnell Nurse to be out five to 10 days after a hit to the head from Toronto forward Ryan Reaves. Nurse was skating with the puck behind Edmonton’s net early in the second period of Saturday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs in Toronto when Reaves clipped Nurse with his shoulder.

The Oilers defenceman was helped off the ice vs. the Maple Leafs after taking a hit to the head from Ryan Reaves.

Elliotte Friedman provided an injury update on Darnell Nurse following Saturday night’s game, where the Edmonton Oilers defenseman took a brutal headshot from Toronto Maple Leafs winger Ryan Reaves.