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Wild’s Hartman ejected for ‘attempting to injure’ Senators’ Stutzle
It’s been a frustrating night for Ryan Hartman and he paid for it with an ejection.
It’s been a frustrating night for Ryan Hartman, and he paid for it with an ejection.
The Minnesota Wild forward was removed from Saturday’s game against the Senators after receiving a five-minute “attempting to injure” match penalty for an action against Ottawa centre Tim Stutzle.
After the puck was dropped while the two were lined up for a faceoff, Hartman brought Stutzle down and pushed his head into the ice. The whistle was blown immediately, and Hartman was taken out of the game.
Stutzle had to be examined by the Senators’ medical team after the play as he was bleeding from a cut above his eye. He remained in the game.
Because of the nature of the penalty, the league will automatically undergo an additional supplemental discipline review. Hartman has previously been suspended four times in his 11-year NHL career, with the last coming on April 1 of last year after throwing his stick at officials.
Hartman was having a rough go at things on Saturday night. Earlier in the second period, he received a two-minute penalty for roughing, which was increased to four minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct due to embellishment after he thought he drew a penalty of his own.
The Senators were jawing the enforcer all night, with Travis Hamonic egging him on from the bench. It began after the Senators lost his stick and tried to go for a puck but got tangled up with the Wild forward. Hartman challenged Hamonic to a fight, but the offer was declined.
Then, while Hamonic tried to grab for his stick on the ice, he pushed Hartman out of the way, and they continued to shout at each other from their opposing benches.
Hartman ultimately finished the game with nine penalty minutes, three shots on goal and one hit in 8:25 of ice time.
The 30-year-old has seven goals and 10 assists in 47 games this season for the Wild.
