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NHL’s Department of Player Safety declines hearing for Nichushkin hit on Bortuzzo

The Blues lost 8-0 on Friday night, but that’s not the only loss that they suffered. Defenseman Robert Bortuzzo was knocked out of the game due to this hit from Valeri Nichushkin:

Here's #stlblues Robert Bortuzzo early in the 1st.
He took 2 more shifts after this, then never returned.
Blues announce he's done for the night. (UBI) pic.twitter.com/DRq2wbBVHf— Here's Your Replay u2b07ufe0f (@HeresYourReplay) January 16, 2021

From that angle, it appears that Nichushkin’s shoulder made contact with Bortuzzo’s head, knocking him into the glass and jostling his helmet.