The NHL on Wednesday said referee Tim Peel will no longer officiate games after Peel's comments caught on a microphone during Tuesday's Red Wings' game against Nashville.
The NHL quickly looked into Peel's comments during Tuesday's game that he "wanted" to call a penalty on the Predators.
Peel called Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson for tripping at 4:56 of the second period, a call questioned immediately by broadcasters and people on social media.
Caught on a microphone, Peel said, “it wasn’t much but I wanted to get a (expletive) penalty against Nashville early in the …” as the audio cut out.