LAS VEGAS — San Jose Sharks centre Joe Thornton was suspended Monday for one playoff game for a hit to the head of Vegas’ Tomas Nosek. Thornton was called for an illegal check to the head on the play and defended it after the game. It’s everything you’re trying to get rid of in hockey.”Thornton’s last suspension came in November 2010, when he was banned for two games for a head hit to St. Louis’ David Perron. This marks the second straight year that a Sharks player was suspended for a playoff game against Vegas. Forward Evander Kane was suspended for Game 2 last year for a cross-check to the head of Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.

Source: National Post April 16, 2019 00:25 UTC