<p><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/st-louis-blues/line-combinations">St. Louis Blues</a> forward Alexey Toropchenko was ejected from Saturday’s game against the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/utah-mammoth/line-combinations">Utah Mammoth</a> after a knee-on-knee collision with forward Logan Cooley. </p>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Logan Cooley was helped off the ice with no weight on his left leg after a knee-on-knee collision with Alexey Toropchenko, who received a five-minute major <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TusksUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TusksUp</a><a href="https://t.co/jFbulnjtVS">pic.twitter.com/jFbulnjtVS</a></p>
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<p>The incident occurred in the third period after Cooley dumped the puck into the Blues’ zone, with Toropchenko attempting to finish his check but making knee-on-knee contact with the Mammoth forward. </p>



<p>No penalty was called on the play, but after the officials gathered and reviewed the hit, Toropchenko was given a five-minute major for kneeing and a game misconduct.</p>



<p>As for Cooley, he was unable to get up on his own, with teammates Clayton Keller and Brandon Tanev helping the 21-year-old off the ice. He did not return. </p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="152"></div>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Logan Cooley leaves the game after a knee‑to‑knee collision. <a href="https://t.co/mViaSpf0I8">pic.twitter.com/mViaSpf0I8</a></p>
<p>— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1994970734968672575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The Blues would go on to win 1-0, thanks to Dylan Holloway scoring his seventh goal late in the second frame. </p>



<p>Toropchenko, 26, finished the night with two shots, one hit, 15 penalty minutes and 8:58 of ice time. As for Cooley, he left the game with two shots in 11:01.</p>



<p>Toropchenko, taken in the fourth round by the Blues in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, has <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/stats/skaters?team=st-louis-blues&amp;year=2026&amp;season=regular">one goal and one assist for two points</a> in 17 games in 2025-26. Now in his fifth NHL season, the Russian winger has 31 goals and 31 assists for 62 points in 276 regular-season games.</p>



<p>Meanwhile, Cooley, the No. 3 overall pick of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, has <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/stats/skaters?team=utah-mammoth&amp;year=2026&amp;season=regular">14 goals and nine assists for 23 points</a> in 26 games this season. Through three NHL campaigns, the Pittsburgh native has 59 goals and 73 assists for 132 points in 183 career regular-season games.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="169"></div>
