Darnell Nurse picked up the puck behind his own net and started to move up ice. The Oilers defenceman never saw Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves coming. It was both players’

In the second period of a matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers, the Maple Leafs forward caught Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse with a high hit, sending the Edmonton blueliner spiraling to the ice.

TORONTO — Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse was left bloodied and had to be helped to the locker room after taking a hit to the head from Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves early in the second period of Edmonton's game against Toronto on Saturday.

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