By James O’Brien / NBC Sports
The Florida Panthers’ 4-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres featured some physical moments on Thursday, with the two teams combining for 80 penalty minutes.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced a hearing regarding one of the nastier moments, as Johan Larsson cross-checked Vincent Trocheck in the face. Larsson received a five-minute major for cross-checking and a game misconduct for the infraction, which came with about 35 seconds remaining in the third period.
Larsson said he wasn’t too concerned about supplemental discipline after the game, as John Vogl of the Buffalo News reports.
“I just heard something going on there, so I skated up there,” Larsson said. “The guy came right at me, and I pushed him a little bit, got a little scrum. I didn’t know I got a five. No, I’m not worried at all” about a possible suspension.
Larsson, 25, had not yet been suspended during his NHL career.
Update: It did indeed change, as the NHL suspended Larsson for two games.
James O’Brien is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports.