Darnell Nurse SLASHING Roope Hintz in Game 2 Has Fans in Splits: “Went down like a Soccer Player”

Darnell Nurse would slash the leg of Roope Hintz with his stick in the third period, which left the Stars' player injured and forced him to exit the game.

Darnell Nurse SLASHING Roope Hintz in Game 2 Has Fans in Splits: “Went down like a Soccer Player”

Darnell Nurse and Roope Hintz (Image via Heavy Hockey Network/X/@BR_OpenIce/The Hockey Writers)

The Western Conference Final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Dallas Stars produced another major moment. In Game 2, Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse would slash Roope Hintz, leaving the Stars’ man injured. This incident has left NHL fans in splits.

Tensions have been high between these two teams in this series. Things got heated at the end of Game 1 a few days ago. A late scrum broke out between the two sets of players, resulting in two-minute minor penalties for 6 players.

Following the loss in Game 1, the Oilers bounced back in this game. The reigning Western Conference champions took the game by a 3-0 scoreline and shut out their opponents in the process.

The big talking point from this game, though, has been the slashing incident involving Darnell Nurse and Roope Hintz. The incident took place in the third period when the Oilers were in control of the game.

Nurse would deliver a slash to the leg of Hintz, leaving the Stars forward down. A medical trainer would later come out to assist Hintz. After staying down for a few moments, Hintz was helped off the ice by his teammates Mikael Granlund and Lian Bichsel.

He would head down to the tunnel and was forced to exit the game. The officials would review this play for a potential major penalty. They later gave Nurse a 2-minute minor penalty for slashing his opponent.

Social media reacts to Darnell Nurse’s slashing Roope Hintz

Darnell Nurse’s slashing of Roope Hintz in the leg in Game 2 quickly became a major talking point among NHL fans online. However, the fans on social media were left in splits.

Darnell Nurse and Roope Hintz
Darnell Nurse and Roope Hintz (Image via Sportsnet/Gino Hard)

While discussing this on X, fans had mixed reactions. While some urged for a bigger penalty, some came into support of Nurse and called out Hintz. One user took a wild shot at the Stars player and wrote, “Went down like a soccer player” while reacting to this incident.

Check out that and some reactions from X below:

It now remains to be seen whether Hintz will be able to take part in Game 3 or not. The 28-year-old forward is a crucial member of the team’s offense and has 5 goals and 6 assists in 15 playoff games this year.

Stars’ player admits that he did not like Darnell Nurse’s slash on teammate Roope Hintz

In Game 2, Roope Hintz found himself on the receiving end of a slash from Darnell Nurse. The Finnish international would be forced to exit the game after going down with a hit. Following the game, a Stars player admitted that he did not like this hit from Nurse and dragged Connor McDavid‘s name.

Roope Hintz and Darnell Nurse
Roope Hintz and Darnell Nurse (Image via Reddit/Oiler Hockey)

While speaking to The Athletic’s Mark Lazerus, forward Jamie Benn came to the support of his teammate. He seemingly expressed that things would be different had McDavid received that slashing hit and walked down the tunnel like that.

We didn’t like it. If that was McDavid walking down the tunnel, I would like to see the result of that.

Speaking of the series, the Edmonton Oilers have now tied the series with a win in this game. The action will move to Rogers Place in Canada, where the hosts would be hoping to continue their positive run as they aim to do one better than last year.

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