Boston Bruins defenceman Charlie McAvoy is facing a suspension after receiving a match penalty for a hit to the head of Florida Panthers defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson on Monday.
McAvoy received a five-minute major and a game ejection for the hit, which came in the third period with the game tied 1-1. The Bruins defenceman caught Ekman-Larsson's head with his shoulder in front of the Panthers net more than a second after Ekman-Larsson had played the puck.
The Bruins killed off the penalty, eventually earning a 3-2 overtime win to improve to 8-0-1 this season. Ekman-Larsson did not return to the game following the hit.said post-game. “Obviously the refs made the call and if it was five minutes, it’s five minutes so it was dirty. I don’t know. I didn’t really see it, so I can’t comment on it.”
Panthers coach Paul Maurice did not comment on the play, beyond stating that he believed McAvoy attempted a similar hit earlier in the game.McAvoy's lone career suspension came in the 2019 playoffs when he received a one-game ban for a hit to the head of then-“I saw it live,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said of McAvoy’s hit. “I haven’t looked at it in depth. The league reviews all those hits and they’ll let us know what their thoughts are, and we respect how the league goes about it.
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