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NHL dropped the ball on Rantanen's cheap shot of Islanders Romanov

Dallas Stars forward Mikko Rantanen deserves to get the book thrown at him following his cheap shot on Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov.

New York Islanders blueliner Alexander Romanov was on the wrong end of a frightening collision on Tuesday night in Dallas. | Bruce Bennett/GettyImages

The New York Islanders' Tuesday night matchup was mostly meh until the Islanders scored twice in the third to open up a two-goal lead. Bo Horvat’s goal on a Jake Oettinger miscue, and then Kyle Palmieri’s shorthanded marker brought life to the game.