The Predators have avoided losing at least one key piece as they head into Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final with their backs against the wall.
Center Colton Sissons was facing a possible suspension for cross-checking Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta late in Thursday’s blowout Pittsburgh win. Sissons caught Maatta directly in the face with the shaft of his stick and was given a match penalty for the play.
According to the NHL rulebook, any player that is on the receiving end of a match penalty is suspended from further competition until the league makes a ruling on the incident.