Detroit Red Wings forward David Perron was suspended 6 video games for his cross-check of Ottawa Senators defenseman Artem Zub on Saturday, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety revealed Monday.
Perron, 35, struck Zub in the side of the head apparently in defense of his colleague Dylan Larkin, who took succeeding blows to the head and neck location from Ottawa forwards Mathieu Joseph and Parker Kelly that left Larkin motionless on the ice in the very first duration of Saturday’s video game. When play was stopped, Perron saw Zub dominating Larkin’s body and cross-checked Zub in the head in reaction. Perron was ejected from the video game with a match charge for the hit for intent to hurt.
As an outcome of his suspension, Perron will surrender $148,437.48 of his wage to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
The left winger has 7 objectives and 6 helps in 26 video games played this season.
The Red Wings are 14-8-4 and sit 4th in the Atlantic Division. Their next 6 video games protest the Dallas Stars (Monday), St. Louis Blues (Tuesday), Carolina Hurricanes (Thursday), Philadelphia Flyers (Saturday), Anaheim Ducks (Dec. 18) and Winnipeg Jets (Dec. 20).