It was hard to call it a dirty hit, but it surely hurt.
Devils star Taylor Hall absolutely bulldozed Rangers defenseman Adam Fox 6:49 into the second period during New Jersey’s 5-2 win Thursday night in Newark. Hall’s elbow got up into Fox’s face, leaving the young blueliner dazed and eventually getting him called into concussion protocol.
He missed about seven minutes of game time before returning, while Hall — who seemed to have a bug up his rear end all night — was only called for a two-minute elbowing minor (also adding a coinciding roughing penalty with Brady Skjei in the skirmish that followed the collision).