NHL Susends Radko Gudus Five Gamess for hit on Auston Mathews.
On Friday, March 14th following his team's narrow six-to-four victory over Anaheim on April night in Toronto Maple Leafs' season opener against Auston Matthews was declared out for this hit by Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas. The Department of Player Safety announced that the suspension is a five-game ban and fined $104,167 as part of supplemental discipline after an earlier game misconduct penalty during Thursday's second period collision on knee-to-knee contact between teammates from opposing teams in Toronto Maple Leafs' season opener against Anaheim Ducks captain Radko Gudas.
Key Points
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1Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gutas has been suspended by the NHL's Department of Player Safety (DoPS) for five games following his knee-to-knee hit on Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews.
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2Auston Matthews was declared out for the remainder of this season due to a Grade 3 MCL tear sustained during Thursday night's game against Anaheim, ending in an early exit despite being cleared earlier that day by medical staff at practice camp.
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3The incident occurred on Tuesday evening when Gudas hit Matthews with his knee; while no formal penalty was issued for the specific act itself due to lack of evidence or intent shown prior to Thursday night's game.
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4Gutas received a five-minute major penalty and an additional fine totaling $104,675.83 as part of disciplinary action taken against him after his recent suspension.
Developments
Radko Gudas has been suspended for five games after intentionally hitting Auston Matthews, an injury that resulted in a Grade 3 MCL tear ending Matthew's season. While NHL officials upheld this disciplinary decision based on the severity of contact and existing CBA rules, Matthews' agent criticized it as laughable given his career history with suspensions but also forfeited salary totaling $850k over time
Anaheim's Radko Gumas was suspended for five games and fined a major penalty with an additional game misconduct in Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews' knee. The incident occurred late on Thursday when Matheus left the ice after being hit, ending his eight-game losing streak but drawing immediate attention to himself rather than team performance or scoreline