New York Islanders coach Patrick Roy unleashed a profane tirade at Dallas Stars forward Mikko Rantanen on Tuesday night as Rantanen was ejected for injuring Islanders defenseman Alex Romanov .
With less than a minute to go in regulation, Rantanen skated through a check by Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield and shoved Romanov in the back. The Islanders defenseman crashed violently into the end boards. He was eventually helped from the ice. The Islanders later reported that Romanov didn't need to leave the arena for the hospital.
Rantanen was given a 5-minute major for boarding, which carries an automatic game misconduct. He's the leading scorer for the Stars with 27 points in 20 games. New York hung on for a 3-2 road win. As Rantanen was leaving the game, ice-level mics picked u

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