Things got heated in Florida over the weekend as the Lightning hosted the Panthers. A line brawl broke out after Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov hit Lightning forward Conor Sheary in the head.
Panthers Defenseman Ejected After High Hit
The chaos resulted in Kulikov being given a match misconduct penalty for illegal check to the head after the referees reviewed the play. This also resulted in a Panthers goal being waived off as the penalty occurred before the puck crossed the goal line.
Mahura's goal doesn't count after Dmitry Kulikov is given a match penalty for an illegal check to the head
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After the game, the Department of Player Safety confirmed that Kulikov would be having a hearing for the play.
That hearing has unsurprisingly resulted in a suspension for the veteran blueliner. This is just the second suspension in Kulikov's career, the first since his rookie season, when he was suspended four games for a hit on Tyler Seguin.
It has now been confirmed that he will be suspended for two games.
| POLL | ||
18 MARS | 305 ANSWERS BREAKING: NHL Suspends Panthers Defenseman After Hit On Lightning Forward Do you agree with this suspension? | ||
| Yes | 153 | 50.2 % |
| No, too long | 31 | 10.2 % |
| No, too short | 121 | 39.7 % |
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