The penalty occurred along the boards near the Ducks blue line, with McNabb drilling Poehling hard into the boards. Poehling was in visible distress after the hit and had to be helped off the ice. The major penalty was confirmed after a video review.
The Ducks announced at the start of the second period that Poehling would not return due to an upper-body injury.
Ducks rookie Beckett Sennecke scored on the power play to give the Ducks a 1-0 lead.
