The Philadelphia Flyers did not have a very pleasant start to their Sunday afternoon in Winnipeg.
Already trailing 5-1 late in the second period, defenseman Robert Hagg was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for checking Jets forward Kyle Connor from behind into the boards.
Here is a look at the play.
Robert Hagg was given 5 and a game for this hit on Kyle Connor pic.twitter.com/kcxdgKBQIp
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Connor went straight to the Jets’ locker room for the remainder of the second period but was back on the bench for the start of the third period.
That play resulted in a little scrum after the fact that also saw Jets defender Dustin Byfuglien get a two-minute minor for roughing and a 10-minute misconduct.
Given that Hagg was ejected from the game you can be sure the NHL’s Department of Player Safety will take an extra look at it. We will likely find out later on Sunday or Monday if it is worthy of any additional discipline.
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