Boston Bruins centre Zac Rinaldo could be hearing from the NHL’s department of player safety.
The 25-year-old was tossed from Wednesday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers after he laid a high hit on Sean Couturier with just five seconds remaining in the first period.
Rinaldo was issued a five-minute major penalty for charging and a game misconduct. Couturier did not return to the game.
Ex-Flyer Rinaldo has been suspended on three other occasions, and went into Wednesday’s game with 10 penalty minutes in five games with the Bruins. He led the Flyers in penalty minutes through all four seasons with the team.
