Florida’s panthers striker, Jesse Puljujarvi, is ready for a disciplinary hearing with the NHL on Thursday after having evaluated a match penalty for his illegal check to Tampa Bay Lightning winger, Mitchell Chaffee on Tuesday evening.
The blow of puljujarvi on Chaffee came with 11:32 to play in the third period. Chaffee took the washer in the offensive area before being blinded with a shoulder to the head by Puljujarvi. Chaffee collapsed on the ice while a fray ensued between the teams. Panthers striker Nico Sturm and the Lightning Forward Zemgus Girgensons dropped the gloves.
Panthers lost 5-1 in their last regular season game. Any suspension that the league has become led to miss the start of the playoffs.
Puljujarvi, 26, played in his fifth match with the Panthers after joining the AHL club of the team during a professional test in February. He played in 26 games for Pittsburgh’s Penguins before making his contract reside. He has 10 points (four goals, six assists) on the season in 31 games.
The former overall choice n ° 4 of Edmonton in the draft of 2016 at 128 points (58 goals, 70 assists) in 387 career games with the Oilers of Edmonton (2016-23), Carolina Hurricanes (2023), Penguins (2023-25) and Panthers.
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