The Philadelphia Flyers will not have defenseman Matt Niskanen when they attempt to close out their First Round series against the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night.
Brendan Gallagher during a wild Game 5 on Wednesday night.' data-reactid="20">The NHL's Department of Player Safety announced on Thursday that Niskanen has been suspended one game for cross-checking Montreal's Brendan Gallagher during a wild Game 5 on Wednesday night.
Gallagher suffered a broken jaw as a result of the play and will miss the remainder of the series.
Flyers coach Alain Vigneault defended his player on Thursday, saying: "In my estimation, Gallagher got up and seemed fine, he was talking to the referees, the whole time he was on the bench, he was talking to our players for the rest of the game," Vigneault said. "Gallagher's a very competitive player, but I don't think it's Nisky's fault he might not be as tall as some of the other guys but he competes as big, if not bigger, than anybody else. It just seemed like a hockey play that unfortunately cut [Gallagher] a little bit."
Jesperi Kotkaniemi was ejected for boarding Travis Sanheim in the second period, while Philadelphia's Sean Couturier leveled Artturi Lehkonen following an empty-net goal at the end of the game.' data-reactid="29">Wednesday's game, which the Canadiens won by a 5-3 margin, was especially intense and featured several borderline plays. Montreal's Jesperi Kotkaniemi was ejected for boarding Travis Sanheim in the second period, while Philadelphia's Sean Couturier leveled Artturi Lehkonen following an empty-net goal at the end of the game.
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