A questionable hit on Monday night went under review with the NHL Department of Player Safety and came back with some bad news for the Detroit Red Wings. Niklas Kronwall has been suspended for one game, Game 7 between the Red Wings and the Lightning, for his hit on Tampa forward Nikita Kucherov.
The video, which I have embedded below, gives a very good explanation comparing what Kronwall had done on Monday night to one of his many hits he has been come to be known for, standing players up at their own blueline, getting Kronwalled.
This suspension may not have any direct loss of points to the hockey pool, as no one had taken Kronwall in Box 20, the first defenseman box in the Eastern Conference, but this would have a pretty hefty effect on how the Red Wings play on Wednesday night, when they play the Lightning to see who goes on to face the Montreal Canadiens in the second round of the playoffs.
In the first six games of this series, Kronwall has 2 assists.
An updated list of injuries can be found here.
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