DALLAS -- Corey Perry's Winter Classic lasted all of two minutes and 44 seconds on Wednesday.
The veteran winger was ejected from the Dallas Stars' 4-2 win at Cotton Bowl Stadium in the opening minutes of the first period after being assessed a game misconduct for elbowing Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis.
Ellis, who was attempting a shot in Nashville's attacking zone at the blueline when Perry delivered a blow to the head with his elbow up, fell to the ice and remained down for several moments. He was assisted off by teammates Viktor Arvidsson and Austin Watson before departing down the long pathway toward the tunnel with Nashville's training staff. Ellis was ruled out the rest of the game with an upper-body injury.
Perry apologetic after early ejection from Winter Classic
The Stars winger was assessed a game misconduct in the first period for elbowing Nashville's Ellis
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