The National Hockey League (NHL) Department of Player Safety announced that Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman has been suspended for 10 games for roughing Ottawa Senators star Tim Stutzle during Saturday's game.
Hartman received a match penalty for attempting to injure Stutzle.
Stutzle was bloodied after Hartman drove his head to the ice after the face-off.
The League said...
"Hartman contends that he is attempting to use his hand to regain his balance using Stutzle for support and that their fall to the ice is accidental. We disagree."
The video shows that after the face-off, with Stutzle bent down, Hartman drove his elbow and forearm behind Stutzle's head and drove him to the ice face first.
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