Canucks’ Boeser helped off ice after crashing hard into open bench door

Rookie sensation Brock Boeser was helped off the ice after crashing into the boards while the bench door was open late in the third period of the Vancouver Canucks' game against the New York Islanders Monday.

Boeser reportedly left the dressing room on a stretcher, per

Boeser attempted to check Islanders forward Cal Clutterbuck while skating backwards, but ending up getting thrown backwards while the Canucks' bench was open for a line change. He appeared to smash his lower back off the open gate.

Boeser immediately grabbed his lower back following the collision. When he was being helped off the ice, he couldn't put pressure on his left leg.

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