Reaves was assessed a match penalty for an illegal check to the head at 2:41 of the second period and was ejected from the game. The Leafs forward took five or six strides before leveling Nurse as he skated around his own net with the puck.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves got into some hot water on Saturday when he was given a five-minute match penalty for a hit on Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse. Darnell Nurse did not return to the game for the Oilers.

It appears as though Toronto Maple Leafs enforcer Ryan Reaves is already trying to make amends after a devastating hit he delivered to Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse on Saturday night. According to a report from National Hockey League insider Elliotte Friedman,