Bruins captain Zdeno Chara will not be suspended for his hit on Montreal's Max Pacioretty.
Chara caught a break here, not getting suspended at all for the hit. Chara did get suspended once in the past, back while he was with the Ottawa Senators when he instigated a fight with then LA King Tim Gleason with less than five minutes in the game.
"After a thorough review of the video I can find no basis to impose supplemental discipline," Murphy said. "This hit resulted from a play that evolved and then happened very quickly — with both players skating in the same direction and with Chara attempting to angle his opponent into the boards. I could not find any evidence to suggest that, beyond this being a correct call for interference, that Chara targeted the head of his opponent, left his feet or delivered the check in any other manner that could be deemed to be dangerous.
"This was a hockey play that resulted in an injury because of the player colliding with the stanchion and then the ice surface. In reviewing this play, I also took into consideration that Chara has not been involved in a supplemental discipline incident during his 13-year NHL career."
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Chara caught a break here, not getting suspended at all for the hit. Chara did get suspended once in the past, back while he was with the Ottawa Senators when he instigated a fight with then LA King Tim Gleason with less than five minutes in the game.
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