TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 10: Ryan Dzingel #18 of the Ottawa Senators skates with the puck against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at the Air Canada Centre on February 10, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Senators 6-3.

Sens' Dzingel helped off after taking Hoffman slap shot to back of head

Ian McLaren
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Ottawa Senators forward Ryan Dzingel was forced to leave Saturday's game in Columbus after taking a Mike Hoffman slap shot to the back of the head.

The shot was so hard, it actually knocked the No. 8 sticker off the back of Dzingel's helmet.

He was able to skate off the ice with assistance from the team's medical staff.

Earlier this season, Montreal's Philip Danault was hospitalized after taking a Zdeno Chara slap shot to the head.

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