Overview
- The NHL Department of Player Safety suspended Beecher for delivering a forceful, bare‑knuckled punch while officials restrained McCarron.
- He will miss Monday’s home game against Seattle and is eligible to return Wednesday in Montreal, though an apparent upper‑body injury could delay his return.
- During the incident, on‑ice officials assessed Beecher and McCarron matching two‑minute roughing minors and 10‑minute misconducts.
- Beecher later fought Nic Hague, appeared to injure his arm or wrist, and did not return, with coach Ryan Huska offering no update on Sunday.
- This is Beecher’s first NHL suspension, and it came the same day Winnipeg’s Logan Stanley received a one‑game ban for a separate roughing punch.