David Zalubowski, The Associated Press
A trainer tends to Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon after he collided with Boston Bruins left wing Taylor Hall (71) and fell to the ice in the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in Denver. 
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Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon left the game early in the first period after a big hit from Boston Bruins’ Taylor Hall.
He did not return. The Avs announced before the start of the second period that their All-Star forward was dealing with an “upper body injury.”
Nathan MacKinnon left the ice after a big hit from Taylor Hall.
In the end, Hall received a two-minute penalty for interference.
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MacKinnon took the hit going over the middle, as his stick appeared to come up and hit him in the face during Hall’s shoulder-barge, causing blood to spew onto the ice.
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Hall ended up receiving a two minute penalty for interference on the play.
David Zalubowski, The Associated Press
Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, left, collides with Boston Bruins left wing Taylor Hall in the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in Denver.
