The NHL’s department of player safety seems to be staying quiet after some chaotic scenes in Tuesday night’s game between the New York Islanders and Dallas Stars.

Stars forward Mikko Rantanen is not expected to face supplemental discipline for his hit on Islanders defenceman Alexander Romanov, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman confirmed on Wednesday.

The incident happened late in the third period as the Stars were pressing at six-on-five to tie the game. Rantanen was skating in on the forecheck when he made contact with Romanov, sending the 25-year-old face-first into the end boards.

Romanov immediately appeared to be in pain and required assistance to skate off the ice. Rantanen was assessed a five-minute major for boarding and ejected from the game.

Islanders head coach Patrick Roy seeme

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