Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin will miss at least the next three weeks with a knee injuryJerome Miron
The NHL has suspended Florida Panthers defenceman Dmitry Kulikov four games for clipping Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin.
The incident occurred in the third period of the Stars' 2-0 win over Florida on Friday. Kulikov went low and hit Seguin on his right knee just after the Dallas forward entered his offensive zone and made a pass.
Kulikov was assessed a major penalty for clipping and a game misconduct.
Stars scoring leader Tyler Seguin will miss three to six weeks with a right knee injury sustained when he was checked below the waist on a hit coach Lindy Ruff called "a dirty, low play."
Seguin started the day third in the NHL with 59 points and tied for fourth with 29 goals.
"It's a dirty, low play that I don't like," Stars head coach Lindy Ruff told reporters Saturday in Denver. "The league doesn't like it, and I want to see the league deal with it."
Kulikov, a repeat offender, will forfeit US$93,189.96 in salary.
"He's released the puck, and (Kulikov) comes across and takes his knee out," Stars teammate Vernon Fiddler said. "It's a gutless play on his part, and we'll have to deal with that at a later time."
The Stars are chasing the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, and the Panthers are doing the same in the East.