Colorado Avalanche forward Matt Stienburg was suspended two games for charging Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Thursday.
The incident occurred late in the second period of the Bolts’ 5-2 victory on Wednesday night. Stienburg was handed a five-minute major and game misconduct after leaving his feet to hit Cernak into the boards after the rearguard played the puck.
Matt Stienburg received a 5 minute major and a game misconduct for this hit on Erik Cernak 🤕 pic.twitter.com/QgkVWS7RsX
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) October 31, 2024
Cernak was unable to return to the contest and Lightning head coach Jon Cooper didn’t have an update on his status after the game…