San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton has been suspended one game for a hit to the head of Golden Knights forward Tomas Nosek during Sunday night’s game at T-Mobile Arena, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Monday following a hearing on the incident.
Thornton was issued a minor penalty for contact to the head by the officials during the game for the play that occurred late in the second period. Nosek had passed the puck and was skating along the boards toward the corner in the defensive zone when Thornton came from behind the net and delivered a check with his shoulder to Nosek’s head as they skated past each other.