Austrian D Lorenz Lindner Ejected for Boarding in Dying Minutes of a Tie Game (VIDEO)

Lorenz Lindner was assessed a five-minute major for boarding and ejected from Austria v. Switzerland for this hit:


The penalty came with just under five minutes left in a 2-2 hockey game, which means Austria would finish the game shorthanded no matter what. In a huge game for Austria, the timing for this penalty could not have been worse; the winner of this match advances to the quarterfinal round, while the loser goes home.