Dec 7, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins proper wing Jesse Puljujarvi (18) skates with the puck towards the Toronto Maple Leafs through the third interval at PPG Paints Area. Necessary Credit score: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Pictures
Florida Panthers ahead Jesse Puljujarvi is about for a disciplinary listening to with the NHL on Thursday after being assessed a match penalty for his unlawful examine 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 recreation. Any suspension the league doles out will end in Puljujarvi lacking the beginning of the playoffs.
Puljujarvi, 26, was enjoying in simply his fifth recreation with the Panthers after becoming a member of the staff’s AHL membership on an expert 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 general 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.
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