Department of Player Safety

Bruins’ Charlie McAvoy Receives 4-Game Suspension for Illegal Hit on Panthers' Ekman-Larsson

McAvoy's suspension comes after a match penalty in the third period of the Bruins' overtime win against the Panthers, with the NHL Department of Player Safety determining the check to Ekman-Larsson's head was avoidable; this marks McAvoy's second NHL suspension for a headshot.