The NHL has suspended Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse for three games for being the aggressor in an altercation with San Jose Sharks defenseman Roman Polak.
Rule 46.2 Aggressor: “The aggressor in an altercation shall be the player who continues to throw punches in an attempt to inflict punishment on his opponent who is in a defenseless position or who is an unwilling combatant.”
Nurse doesn’t have a history of supplementary discipline. Polak as injured on the play.
Colorado Avalanche winger Gabriel Landeskog has been suspended for three games for cross-checking Anahein Ducks defenseman Simon Despres.
Landeskog is a repeat offender. Despres suffered no apparent injury