Jeff Skinner will have a hearing with Player Safety for nasty cross-check to the face of Jake Guentzel
Just a minute after Buffalo tied the game last night and with less than a minute to go before overtime, Jeff Skinner and Jake Guentzel got into a bit of a scuffle. What began as them trading slashes led to a couple of cross-checks being exchanged before Skinner did what Krill Kaprizov did to Drew Doughty just over a month ago. He cross-checked Guentzel in the mouth.
Skinner received a match penalty and game misconduct for his actions, much like Pierre Engvall did last night. Engvall was suspended for his "high stick" for one game. Meanwhile, Kaprizov only received a fine for his cross-check to the face of Doughty.
Since Skinner was assessed a match penalty on the play, he automatically receives a hearing with NHL Player Safety. After suspending Engvall for one game today, it will be interesting to see if Player Safety will follow the same guidelines or issue a fine using Kaprizov's incident.
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DECEMBRE 10 | 95 ANSWERS Jeff Skinner will have a hearing with Player Safety for nasty cross-check to the face of Jake Guentzel How many games will Jeff Skinner get for this nasty cross-check to the face of Jake Guentzel? | ||
| None, just a fine | 15 | 15.8 % |
| 1-2 games | 35 | 36.8 % |
| 3-4 games | 31 | 32.6 % |
| 5+ games | 14 | 14.7 % |
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