Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall was suspended by the NHL for Game 7 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, as a result of dangerous hit on Nikita Kucherov in Monday night’s Game 6.
Kronwall, one of the NHL’s most lethal checkers, had never been fined nor suspended in his 11-year career in Detroit.
The incident occurred at 18:55 of the second period, when Kronwall skated into Kucherov as the Lightning player was handling the puck. Kucherov was shaken up but not injured, and took regular shifts in the third period.