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Nugent-Hopkins leaves Oilers game after puck hits him in head

The Edmonton forward did not return against Vancouver after leaving early in the second period.

File photo: Edmonton Oilers centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins reaches for the puck against the New Jersey Devils.
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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins left Edmonton's 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday after a puck struck him in the head at Rogers Place.

NHL.com reported that a dump-in attempt by Oilers defenceman Ryan Shea hit Nugent-Hopkins 45 seconds into the second period. Nugent-Hopkins went off the ice and did not play another shift. He finished with 6:38 of ice time.

The 33-year-old centre had four goals and seven assists through nine appearances this season. Saturday was his 1,040th regular-season game with Edmonton.

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