The Montreal Canadiens could be without one of their key defencemen for a while.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Friday that Canadiens blueliner Kaiden Guhle will have a hearing this afternoon for slashing Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny during Thursday night’s game at the Bell Centre.
Montreal’s Kaiden Guhle will have a hearing today for slashing Philadelphia’s Travis Konecny.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) March 29, 2024
The slash in question was not easy to catch during the game’s live broadcast.
However, an alternative angle shows the 22-year-old sitting on the bench and taking a whack at Konecny, who was on the ice.
Konecny could then be seen nursing his right hand as he skates towards the visitors’ bench.
Voici la séquence en question : 👇 https://t.co/VzY7GbaZQD pic.twitter.com/zV4cyQpTw2
— RDS (@RDSca) March 29, 2024
Guhle was not issued a penalty on the play and finished the night with the second-highest TOI (22:54) among his teammates.
The Canadiens went on to win the game, their third victory in a row, by a score of 4-1.
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