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Matt Niskanen injured by Patrice Bergeron boarding hit

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Bruins' Patrice Bergeron crushes Capitals' Matt Niskanen into the boards and Niskanen heads to the locker room.

Patrice Bergeron doesn’t have a reputation for dirty hits, but he drew the Washington Capitals’ ire for a hit on Matt Niskanen.

The Capitals consider Niskanen “probable” to return to Wednesday’s game against the Boston Bruins with what they’re calling an upper-body injury. Bergeron received a two-minute boarding penalty for the infraction.

(Check out video of the hit above.)

The Capitals’ Twitter acknowledged the brewing bad feelings.

Does Bergeron deserve supplemental discipline for that boarding hit?

Update: The Capitals won the game 4-3 in overtime, but Niskanen did not return. Click here for more on the Caps’ victory.