Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist drew a six-game suspension for spearing Jared Spurgeon of the Wild below the left eye in a Sunday night game. After Spurgeon cross-checked Nyquist to the ice from behind near the side boards, Nyquist came up swinging, using the blade of his stick to strike the Minnesota defenceman. Spurgeon missed a few shifts for stitches in his cheek, then returned before the end of the period. You’ll see it deserved more than a double minor.’ ”Nyquist said the contact wasn’t intentional. “Rather, as Nyquist stated in a hearing regarding this incident, he acts in retaliation for being cross-checked from behind.”

Source: thestar February 16, 2017 04:43 UTC