NEW YORK -- New York Rangers forward Brian Boyle suffered a concussion from Chris Neil's third-period hit in the team's 2-0 loss to the Senators on Saturday, and New York coach John Tortorella made it clear he wants the league to take action.

Tortorella likened the hit to the dangerous blow from Phoenix's Raffi Torres on Chicago's Marian Hossa earlier this week that earned Torres a whopping 25-game suspension.

Ottawa's Chris Neil stands over the Rangers' Brian Boyle after checking him in the third period Saturday. Boyle suffered a concussion on the play. AP Photo/Bill Kostroun

"Well they have the blueprint," Tortorella said in his postgame news conference. "It's the exact same hit as Torres' -- a different part of the ice -- but he launches himself, head shot, (the) puck's at the goal line, and he's hit. So, the blueprint's there. I'm sure he's a repeat offender, too. Not much research to be done there."

Neil is not a repeat offender, however, a critical distinction between Neil and Torres. But Boyle suffered what could potentially be a very serious injury, a fact that will be taken into consideration when the league reviews the play.

"He's concussed," Tortorella confirmed. "He's out."

Boyle was slow to get up after getting rocked by Neil with a high shot in the Rangers' offensive zone, and after playing three more shifts later in the period, did not return for the remainder of the game. Boyle, the team's series MVP with goals in the first three games, will not play in Game 6 on Monday as the Rangers face elimination against the eighth-seeded Senators in Ottawa.

Neil was not penalized on the play.

"It's just a dangerous, dangerous cheap hit," Tortorella said. "The puck is on the goal line and it's the exact same hit."

Neil's hit on Boyle came just hours after the NHL announced its supposed standard-setting ban against Torres that caused ripples across the league. The NHL's Department of Player Safety has come under fire throughout the first round of the playoffs with head shots mounting and the perceived inconsistencies in assessing supplementary discipline.