Florida Panthers ahead Jesse Puljujarvi is ready for a disciplinary listening to with the NHL on Thursday after being assessed a match penalty for his unlawful test to the top of Tampa Bay Lightning winger Mitchell Chaffee on Tuesday evening.
Puljujarvi’s hit on Chaffee got here with 11:32 remaining within the third interval. Chaffee took the puck within the offensive zone earlier than being blindsided with a shoulder to the top by Puljujarvi. Chaffee crumbled to the ice as a scrum ensued between the groups. Panthers ahead Nico Sturm and Lightning ahead Zemgus Girgensons dropped the gloves.
The Panthers misplaced 5-1 of their remaining regular-season sport. Any suspension the league doles out will end in Puljujarvi lacking the beginning of the playoffs.
Puljujarvi, 26, was enjoying in simply his fifth sport with the Panthers after becoming a member of the staff’s AHL membership on knowledgeable tryout in February. He performed in 26 video games for the Pittsburgh Penguins earlier than having his contract terminated. He has 10 factors (4 targets, six assists) on the season in 31 video games.
The previous No. 4 total choose of Edmonton within the 2016 draft has 128 factors (58 targets, 70 assists) in 387 profession video games with the Edmonton Oilers (2016-23), Carolina Hurricanes (2023), Penguins (2023-25) and Panthers.
–Area Stage Media
