P.K. Subban will not face further discipline for Game 1 slash
Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban will not face further discipline from the league after he was ejected from Game 1 for slashing Ottawa Senators forward Mark Stone, ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun reports.
NHL senior vice president of player safety Stephane Quintal informed LeBrun of the ruling.
The incident occurred in the second period near the Canadiens' net. As Stone skated by Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, Subban slashed Stone, who pulled up injured on the play.
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Subban was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct, ending his Game 1 prematurely.
Stone exited the game temporarily and went to the locker room, but he returned to the Senators' bench around 10 minutes after the slash. Ottawa scored twice on the five-minute power play, but the team also gave up a shorthanded goal.
The Canadiens beat the Senators 4-3 to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
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