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Islanders pride themselves on physical style of play, but still shaken by Brandon Carlo injury

Brandon Carlo #25 of the Boston Bruins pauses after a third period injury against the Islanders in Game Three of the Second Round of the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Nassau Coliseum on June 03, 2021. Credit: Getty Images/Bruce Bennett

The sight of Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo, on his knees, motionless, and with a glazed look in his eyes Thursday after being checked into the boards by the Islanders’ Cal Clutterbuck in Game 3 of the playoff series between Islanders and Boston, was unsettling.

And Clutterbuck admitted Saturday it left him with a pit in his stomach.