The NHL held a hearing with Montreal Canadiens forward Max
Pacioretty and cleared him in the hit that knocked New York
Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh out of the game.  Pacioretty
received a two-minute minor for boarding Pacioretty at 7:20 of
the second period of Saturday's game in Montreal. McDonagh, who
was bloodied by the hit, left the game and did not return.
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Pacioretty hit hard along the boards. On the play in question,
Pacioretty had chipped the puck past a Rangers defenseman and
McDonagh collected it behind the net. As McDonagh turned to play
the puck, Pacioretty hit him.  Factors that led to Pacioretty
being cleared include that McDonagh made a sudden move to his
left, the Canadiens forward had his feet wide apart as he headed
toward the defenseman rather than accelerating into him, and
McDonagh got up immediately after the hit.  Though photos show
that Pacioretty's feet are well off the ice, video showed his
feet were on the ice at the