Canadiens' Arber Xhekaj has just learned his suspension fate from the Department of Player Safety
The Department of Player Safety has just made its decision regarding the suspension fate of Montreal Canadiens enforcer Arber Xhekaj.
The league decided that there wasn't an intent to injure the official, so there is no suspension for Arber Xhekaj on the hit from last night's game.
For context, tensions flared during the second period of the heated matchup between the Bruins and Canadiens. It's nothing new to see the Habs and Bruins have some heated affairs when they play, but this one took it to the next level.
Frustration mounted for the young Canadiens team as the Bruins maintained a commanding three-goal lead.
Defenseman Arber Xhekaj, known across the league as the team's enforcer, let his emotions show after an incident involving Lane Hutson.
Midway through the game, Bruins forward Mark Kastelic tripped Hutson, and a big scrum ensued. Xhekaj immediately jumped in to defend his smaller teammate, seeking out a fight with Kastelic.
It looked like the whole thing was going to devolve into a full-on line brawl, but ultimately only Arber Xhekaj and Kastelic ended up squaring off.
The referees quickly moved in to try to break it up, but as Xhekaj continued throwing punches, one sailed wide of Mark Kastelic and caught a linesman.
That usually means an automatic suspension, but the Department of Player Safety ruled the contact was accidental and took no further action.
Having finally put the matter to rest, the Canadiens will try to rebound from this tough 6-3 loss to the Bruins they suffered yesterday.
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