Oilers’ Mattias Ekholm exits vs. Hurricanes after hard fall

The Edmonton Oilers will be holding their breath on the status of one of their best defencemen. Mattias Ekholm was forced to exit early in the third period of Thursday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes after a collision with William Carrier. As Ekholm played the puck out in his own end, Carrier caught the Oilers defenceman with a big hit. As Ekholm fell, his head appeared to hit the ice. He stayed on his knees as he was attended to by the trainers. Ekholm eventually got to his feet and made his way off the ice, but appeared unsteady and...