The evening of Quinn Hughes was cut short on Saturday, as the Vancouver Canucks captain received a five-minute major penalty and an expulsion after a controversial gesture on Josh Norriscenter of the Ottawa Senators.
Under rule 41.5, Hughes was penalized for hitting Norris in the back, resulting in his face colliding violently with the boards behind the Canucks net. The impact caused a cut to Norris’ face.
The incident occurred at 7:31 remaining in the first period. Before his ejection, Hughes had played 5:12. Despite his injury, Norris was able to continue the match.
Today, the disciplinary committee made its decision regarding this gesture and decided not to further punish the Canucks star defenseman.
Hughes, 25, had a breakout campaign last year, posting career highs in every major offensive category, including 17 goals, 75 assists and 92 points, earning him the top defenseman vote. ‘year.
He continues this momentum this season when in 19 games, he collected 19 points.
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