The NHL Tuesday suspended Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Dalton Prout one game for a sucker-punch against Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov.
The incident took place in Sunday's 4-0 Lightning win.
Columbus' Dalton Prout suspended one game for a punch to an unsuspecting opponent, Tampa's Nikita Kucherov. Video: https://t.co/bRkwG6phgX
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In the second period Blue Jackets' captain Nick Foligno collided with Lightning goalie Ben Bishop knocking him to the ground. A scrum ensued behind the goal with Kucherov restraining Foligno. Prout then skated in and issued a blind side hit to Kucherov's head.