St. Louis Blues defenseman Robert Bortuzzo has been suspended four games for his cross check of Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson.
St. Louis’ Robert Bortuzzo has been suspended for four games for Cross-checking Nashville’s Viktor Arvidsson. https://t.co/zYPlLjudxl
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) November 24, 2019
The Predators announced that Arvidsson will miss 4-6 weeks with a lower-body injury as a result of the hit in the first period of Saturday night’s game. The 26-year-old Arvidsson was propelled into the net, but a penalty was not called on the play. The league later tweeted that Bortuzzo would face a player safety hearing Sunday.
Arvidsson, who skated in his 300th career game, had an assist to help the Predators snap a six-game losing streak.
Arvidsson has 15 points in 22 games after scoring 34 goals last season.
The 30-year-old Bortuzzo is in his sixth season with St. Louis.