VIDEO: Capitals' Ovechkin lays dangerous hit on Islanders' Hickey
Geoff Burke / USA Today
The refs are letting it go in Game 7 between the Washington Capitals and New York Islanders.
Alex Ovechkin laid out Thomas Hickey with a dangerous hit from behind in the second period of the contest.
The hit received no penalty, despite the fact that it could be construed as boarding.
The game had no penalties called through two periods.
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