Nashville Predators rearguard Alexei Emelin better clear his schedule, as the NHL's Department of Player Safety will surely speak to him about the scary-looking elbow he delivered to New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal's head.

Staal has dealt with serious injuries before, suffering three concussions throughout his 11-year career. He left the game halfway through the second period and didn't return due to what New York is calling an upper-body injury. Emelin, meanwhile, wasn't assessed a penalty on the play.

The controversial hits didn't end there, as later in the period Rangers forward Jimmy Vesey was rocked with a high hit from Filip Forsberg.

Vesey was bloodied on the play and also left the game with an upper-body injury and didn't return. Once again, no penalty was assessed.

Nashville earned the victory by a score of 5-2, but expect both Emelin and Forsberg to hear from George Parros and Co.

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