The NHL on Monday upheld the eight-game suspension assessed to Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri.
Multiple media outlets, however, reported Kadri will appeal this decision to a neutral discipline arbitrator.
Kadri was suspended following an illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk during Game 2 of their first-round series on May 19.
The initial suspension was announced two days later by the NHL Department of Player Safety. The NHL Players’ Association filed the appeal on May 23 before Commissioner Gary Bettman heard from Kadri on Thursday.