22-year-old defenseman injured after brutal collision behind the net.

Unfortunate collision leaves young NHLer in bad shape.

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22-year-old defenseman injured after brutal collision behind the net.

There was no malice in this hit but it left one young man in a bad way.

On Friday night 22-year-old Edmonton Oilers defenseman Matthew Benning took the worst of a very hard collision behind the Edmonton Oilers net when Carolina Hurricanes forward Viktor Stalberg crashed into him while chasing the puck.

Both during the live action as well as the slow motion replay it appeared as if neither man intended to hit one another, although Stalberg had a chance to see the impact coming and therefore had an opportunity to brace himself for the blow.

That left Benning eating the full force of the blow, and the Oilers have confirmed that he will not be returning tonight.

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