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Johansen suspended 2 games for high-sticking Winnipeg Jets Mark Scheifele

In the 1st period of the game between the Jets and Predators in a play in the Nashville zone Ryan Johansen and Mark Scheifele got entangled but that’s when the Preds forward brings his stick down on the Jets centre’s head.

Here is the Player Safety explanation:

So what do you think?  Johansen had never been fined or suspended in his entire NHL career (561 games) prior to this incident.

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David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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