Flames players and coach in trouble with NHL following game with Wild
The Calgary Flames are down a man, and maybe more after the NHL is done with them.
Flames forward Ryan Lomberg has been suspended at least one game for his involvement in an altercation during Thursday’s 2-0 win over the Minnesota Wild.
Lomberg jumped Matt Dumba after the Wild defenceman injured Flames forward Mikael Backlund with an open-ice hit. Because Lomberg was assessed an instigator penalty in the final five minutes of the game, he will receive at least an automatic one-game suspension. The incident also carries an automatic $10,000 fine for head coach Bill Peters, as per NHL rules.
Calgary’s Ryan Lomberg has been automatically suspended for one game and Coach Bill Peters has been fined $10,000 under rule 46.22, Instigating in the Final Five Minutes of Regulation.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) December 7, 2018
Lomberg could be disciplined further, as he has a hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety.
In addition, Calgary’s Ryan Lomberg will have a hearing today for a legal line change for the purpose of starting an altercation.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) December 7, 2018
The league deemed Dumba’s hit to be clean, so he will not be fined or suspended for his actions.
Lomberg isn’t the only Flames player with a hearing, as captain Mark Giordano will talk to the league for kneeing Mikko Koivu.
Giordano's trip on Koivu #Flames #MNWild #MINvsCGY pic.twitter.com/d0ahN21nOQ
— Sportsnet 960 (@Sportsnet960) December 7, 2018
Giordano was assessed a tripping penalty, while Koivu was injured on the play. Also injured was Backlund, who will not play Saturday against the Nashville Predators.
The Pacific-leading Flames have been on a roll of late, winning four straight games. They’re 8-1-1 in their last 10, outscoring opponents 44-23 during that span.
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