Carolina Hurricanes forward Nino Niederreiter will have to explain himself to the National Hockey League’s player safety department on Saturday for an action against Axel Jonsson-Fjallby of the Washington Capitals on Friday.
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The Swiss could be punished more for kicking his opponent, 13 min 50 s into the first period of this duel won 4-3 in a shootout by the “Caps”. On the sequence, Niederreiter had been sent to the dungeon for two minutes.
The 29-year-old winger has 17 goals and 14 assists for 31 points in 55 games this season. He has never been suspended in 11 seasons on the Bettman circuit.