Predators’ Sissons could face suspension for Game 6 of Stanley Cup Final

Watch as tensions boil over in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins.

Nashville Predators forward Colton Sissons may face a one-game suspension after receiving a match penalty in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night.

Sissons cross-checked Penguins defenceman Olli Maatta in the face at 19:26 of the third period of Pittsburgh’s 6-0 win.

Sissons could miss Game 6 as his team attempts to stay alive while trailing in the series 3-2.

The game turned chippy in the final period with 90 penalty minutes combined between the two teams.

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