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Yakov Trenin injury update: Hits leader crushed by Colin Blackwell check
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NHL hits leader Yakov Trenin is sitting out Game 3 after absorbing a massive hit on Monday, April 20.
The Minnesota Wild forward had just received a pass as he skated up ice when the Dallas Stars ' Colin Blackwell stepped into him with a clean hit and sent him flying. Trenin was down on the ice for several minutes as trainers came out to tend to him and hold a towel to his face.
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He eventually got up and started skating off the ice with assistance, then by himself.
Trenin was the NHL's leader in hits during the regular season with 413. He had 13 hits in Game 1, a 6-1 Minnesota rout .
Blackwell ranked fourth on the Stars with 112 hits. He's 6 inches shorter and 20 pounds lighter than Trenin.
Yakov Trenin injury update
Yakov Trenin did not return to the game. Coach John Hynes said after the game that Trenin had an upper-body injury.
He is missing Game 3, the team announced. So is Mats Zuccarello (upper body), who was a late scratch before Game 2.
The Stars won 4-2 in Game 2 to tie the first round series at one victory each.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Yakov Trenin crushed by Colin Blackwell check, latest injury update
