Senators' Clarke MacArthur forced to exit Game 2 against Rangers

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Senators' Clarke MacArthur forced to exit Game 2 against Rangers

Jonas Siegel The Canadian Press
Published Saturday, April 29, 2017 6:01PM EDT

Ottawa Senators left wing Clarke MacArthur (16) battles for the puck with New York Rangers defenceman Dan Girardi (5) and Rangers defenceman Ryan McDonagh (27) during the first period in game two of a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Ottawa on Saturday, April 29, 2017. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Fred Chartrand)

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Ottawa Senators winger Clarke MacArthur left Game 2 against the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon and didn't return.

MacArthur took a hard hit from New York Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh late in the first period. He played two shifts in the second before exiting for good.

The 32-year-old had only just returned from nearly two years worth of concussion problems. He returned to the Senators lineup on April 4 after sitting out the previous 18 months.

The Lloydminster, Alta., native scored the series-deciding Game 6 overtime winner in the first round against Boston.