Mikko Rantanen spoke about the hit he had on Alexander Romanov during the Dallas Stars and New York Islanders game.

The New York Islanders placed defenseman Alexander Romanov on injured reserve Wednesday because of an upper-body injury.

Romanov's season takes another hit. The defenseman lands on IR with an upper-body injury, sidelining him for crucial games.

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Patrick Roy was not happy with Dallas Stars' Mikko Rantanen, who received a game misconduct for boarding Islanders defenseman ...

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With 27.3 seconds left in the game, Rantanen collided with Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov, pushing him face first ...

Mikko Rantanen's hit that injured Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov drew a five-minute major for boarding and a game ...

The New York Islanders were more concerned about the condition of teammate Alexander Romanov after a tense 3-2 win over the ...

Dallas Stars forward Mikko Rantanen received a five-minute major and game misconduct for a controversial hit on Islanders ...

Given the force at which Romanov collided with the boards after a hit from behind courtesy of Mikko Rantanen, it would have been quite the surprise to see Romanov avoid missing any time. With the move ...

Romanov (upper body) was injured in the third period of Tuesday's game versus the Stars, and there was no update on his status after the contest, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.