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Golden Knights' Brayden McNabb ejected for hit that injured Ducks' Ryan Poehling
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The Vegas Golden Knights were without one of their longtime cornerstones for the bulk of Tuesday night's Game 5 against the Anaheim Ducks - and he'll likely miss more time.
Defenseman Brayden McNabb was tossed from the May 12 game, nine minutes into the first period, when he was slapped with a five-minute major and game misconduct for a hit that left the Ducks' Ryan Poehling seemingly in a daze.
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The NHL Player Safety department announced that McNabb would have a hearing over the hit.
McNabb, who has been on the Golden Knights since their inaugural 2017-18 season, was called for interference after he slammed Poehling into the boards shortly after the puck had exited his vicinity. Poehling struggled to get up, eventually rolling onto his back as he was attended to by a trainer. He eventually got to his feet and skated off the ice with considerable assistance from defensemen John Carlson and Jacob Trouba .
The Ducks will be without Poehling for the rest of the game. He's been ruled out with an "upper-body injury." The Golden Knights will have to play the rest of Game 5 with five defensemen.
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Beckett Sennecke scored during the 5-minute power play to give the Ducks a 1-0 lead.
This story was updated with new information.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Brayden McNabb faces hearing for hit that left Ryan Poehling injured
