Overview
- The NHL Department of Player Safety applied Rule 23.6, which mandates a one-game suspension for two Physical Infractions game misconducts within 41 games, and no hearing was held.
- Rantanen was ejected Saturday for a hit from behind on Calgary’s Matt Coronato late in the second period; Coronato suffered a facial cut, received stitches, and returned for the third.
- Flames head coach Ryan Huska condemned the play as a terrible hit, highlighting ongoing concerns over dangerous checks near the boards.
- Rantanen’s earlier ejection came Nov. 18 for boarding Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov, who remains on injured reserve following that incident.
- The suspension will keep Rantanen out of Tuesday’s game in Edmonton; he leads the NHL with 57 penalty minutes and is tied for the Stars’ team lead with 28 points.