"Winnipeg Jets' Brenden Dillon Suspended 3 Games for Illegal Hit on Penguins' Acciari"
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon has been suspended for three games by the NHL's Department of Player Safety for an illegal check to the head of Pittsburgh Penguins forward Noel Acciari. Dillon hit Acciari in the head with his left shoulder, resulting in a match penalty and ejection, while Acciari left the game due to injury. This is Dillon's second career suspension, and he will forfeit $60,938 in salary. The league determined that the head contact was avoidable and emphasized that Dillon should have chosen an angle that did not make the head the main point of contact.
